Blk 698A Hougang St 61
Completed 1998 · 14 storeys · 90 flats · 73 years 02 months remaining · 16 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
14 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $569,969 - $54,969 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2038 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 | $2,850/mo | $2,850–$2,850 | $3,200/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,900/mo | $3,900–$3,900 | $3,500/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $735,000 | $569 | 73y 02m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $630,000 | $585 | 74y 04m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $668,000 | $517 | 74y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $535,000 | $497 | 74y 08m |
| Jun 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $540,000 | $502 | 74y 10m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $495,000 | $460 | 75y 11m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $509,938 | $474 | 76y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $470,000 | $437 | 76y 04m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $453,888 | $422 | 77y |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $480,000 | $446 | 77y 05m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $425,000 | $395 | 78y 08m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $382,000 | $351 | 79y |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $448,000 | $347 | 79y 09m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $403,000 | $371 | 80y 09m |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $460,000 | $427 | 80y 10m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $495,888 | $461 | 80y 11m |
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 1998 · same generation
built 1986 · 13 fewer lease years than this block
built 1986 · 12 fewer lease years than this block
built 1986 · 12 fewer lease years than this block
built 1998 · same generation
built 1986 · 10 fewer 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.