Blk 697 Hougang St 61
Completed 1986 · 13 storeys · 148 flats · 59 years 11 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1986
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $510,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $389,000 in 2020 - a gain of $121,000 - about $55 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $490,000 - $10,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,950/mo | $2,900–$3,000 | $3,200/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 89 | $510,000 | $532 | 59y 11m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 89 | $525,000 | $548 | 60y 01m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $560,000 | $619 | 60y 11m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $505,000 | $559 | 61y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $500,000 | $553 | 62y |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 89 | $550,000 | $574 | 62y |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 85 | $485,000 | $530 | 62y 02m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 89 | $518,888 | $542 | 62y 02m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 89 | $490,000 | $511 | 62y 07m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $430,000 | $476 | 63y 03m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $435,000 | $481 | 63y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 89 | $452,000 | $472 | 63y 07m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $399,000 | $441 | 64y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $388,000 | $429 | 64y 09m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 85 | $408,000 | $446 | 64y 10m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 89 | $390,000 | $407 | 65y 01m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 89 | $360,000 | $376 | 65y 10m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 89 | $350,000 | $365 | 66y 05m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 89 | $343,000 | $358 | 66y 07m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $335,000 | $371 | 66y 08m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $325,000 | $359 | 67y 03m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $330,000 | $365 | 67y 07m |
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.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
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.
built 1986 · same generation
built 1998 · 12 more lease years than this block
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1998 · 12 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.