Blk 642 Hougang Ave 8
Completed 1986 · 10 storeys · 121 flats · 61 years 01 month remaining · 26 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
10 storeys · completed 1986 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $405,000 in Dec 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $297,000 in 2020 - a gain of $108,000 - about $49 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2026 - 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 | $2,000/mo | $1,800–$2,950 | $2,700/mo | - | 7 |
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 · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $405,000 | $627 | 61y 01m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60 | $420,000 | $650 | 61y 08m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $402,000 | $622 | 61y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $395,000 | $612 | 61y 09m |
| Apr 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 69 | $438,000 | $590 | 62y 09m |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $370,000 | $573 | 63y 04m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 69 | $356,000 | $479 | 63y 07m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $373,000 | $578 | 63y 08m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $312,000 | $483 | 64y 06m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $330,000 | $511 | 64y 08m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $308,000 | $477 | 65y |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $309,000 | $416 | 65y 07m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $303,000 | $469 | 66y 01m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $298,000 | $401 | 66y 05m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $246,000 | $381 | 66y 04m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 69 | $270,000 | $364 | 66y 05m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 69 | $246,000 | $331 | 66y 06m |
| Dec 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $255,000 | $395 | 68y |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $230,000 | $356 | 68y 04m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60 | $270,000 | $418 | 68y 06m |
| Jan 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $255,000 | $343 | 68y 11m |
| Dec 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $283,000 | $438 | 69y |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 69 | $283,888 | $382 | 69y 03m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $280,000 | $377 | 69y 03m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 69 | $298,000 | $401 | 69y 07m |
| Apr 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 69 | $275,000 | $370 | 69y 08m |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.