Blk 617 Hougang Ave 8
Completed 1985 · 12 storeys · 136 flats · 58 years 07 months remaining · 35 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1985
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $550,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $432,000 in 2020 - a gain of $118,000 - about $54 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $535,000 - $14,944 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2025 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Hougang over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 10% below their younger neighbours' PSF (818 sales).
Across Hougang, roughly 285 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Hougang median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,600/mo | $2,550–$2,900 | $2,700/mo | - | 5 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,200–$3,700 | $3,200/mo | - | 4 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 22 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $550,000 | $491 | 58y 07m |
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $590,000 | $527 | 58y 08m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 64 | $410,000 | $595 | 58y 10m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 89 | $519,888 | $543 | 59y 03m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 64 | $430,000 | $624 | 59y 09m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 64 | $408,000 | $592 | 60y 04m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 60y 05m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 60y 07m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $570,000 | $509 | 60y 10m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 64 | $380,000 | $552 | 61y 02m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 64 | $388,000 | $563 | 61y 03m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 64 | $380,000 | $552 | 61y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $470,000 | $420 | 62y 02m |
| Oct 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $585,000 | $523 | 62y 04m |
| Oct 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $535,000 | $478 | 62y 03m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 64 | $315,000 | $457 | 62y 05m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $500,000 | $447 | 62y 08m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 64 | $308,000 | $447 | 62y 11m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $390,000 | $431 | 63y 02m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 64 | $302,000 | $438 | 63y 03m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $470,000 | $420 | 63y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 64 | $315,000 | $457 | 63y 05m |
| Feb 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $430,000 | $384 | 64y |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $370,000 | $331 | 64y 02m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 64 | $260,000 | $377 | 64y 03m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 64 | $325,000 | $472 | 64y 11m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $330,000 | $365 | 65y 02m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 64 | $278,000 | $404 | 65y 04m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $370,108 | $331 | 65y 11m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $325,000 | $359 | 66y |
Who lives in Hougang
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
4-room median $30k below this block · 3 vs 5 sales
3-room median $41k above this block · 8 vs 3 sales
built 1985 · same generation
3-room median $10k above this block · 9 vs 3 sales
built 1985 · same generation
4-room median $62k below this block · 5 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.