Blk 961 Hougang Ave 9
Completed 1998 · 15 storeys · 84 flats · 72 years 03 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
15 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
A executive here sold for $870,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $592,667 in 2020 - a gain of $277,333 - about $127 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, executive flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $730,000 - $15,000 more than floors 5 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).
A executive on Hougang Ave 9 has already fetched $888,000 - 89% of the way to a million-dollar flat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE | $3,400/mo | $3,000–$3,600 | $3,600/mo | 4.7% | 3 |
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 · 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 137 | $870,000 | $590 | 72y 03m |
| Apr 2026 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $853,000 | $578 | 72y 04m |
| Mar 2025 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $878,000 | $595 | 73y 06m |
| Aug 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $700,000 | $475 | 75y |
| Feb 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $715,000 | $485 | 75y 06m |
| Jan 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 137 | $730,000 | $495 | 75y 08m |
| Jan 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 137 | $778,000 | $528 | 75y 08m |
| Nov 2022 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 137 | $755,000 | $512 | 75y 10m |
| Oct 2021 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 137 | $668,000 | $453 | 76y 10m |
| Oct 2021 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $590,000 | $400 | 76y 11m |
| Nov 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $520,000 | $353 | 77y 10m |
| Jun 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $533,000 | $361 | 78y 04m |
| Oct 2019 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $538,000 | $365 | 78y 10m |
| Jul 2019 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $610,000 | $414 | 79y 01m |
| Nov 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 137 | $600,000 | $407 | 79y 09m |
| Sept 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 137 | $620,000 | $420 | 80y |
| Sept 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $545,000 | $370 | 80y |
| May 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 137 | $600,000 | $407 | 80y 03m |
| Apr 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $665,000 | $451 | 80y 04m |
| Nov 2017 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 137 | $582,000 | $395 | 80y 09m |
| May 2017 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 137 | $580,888 | $394 | 81y 03m |
| Feb 2017 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 137 | $605,000 | $410 | 81y 06m |
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.
built 1998 · same generation
executive median $20k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
executive median $30k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
executive median $20k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1998 · same generation
executive median $8k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.