Blk 978C Buangkok Cres
Completed 2001 · 16 storeys · 92 flats · 77 years 01 month remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
16 storeys · completed 2001
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $670,000 in Jul 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $463,800 in 2020 - a gain of $206,200 - about $94 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2042 - 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 | $3,300/mo | $3,050–$3,500 | $3,200/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,050/mo | $2,900–$3,200 | $3,500/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $670,000 | $566 | 77y 01m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $580,000 | $599 | 77y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 90 | $555,000 | $573 | 77y 04m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 90 | $572,000 | $590 | 77y 09m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $570,000 | $588 | 77y 11m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $505,000 | $521 | 78y 11m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $518,000 | $437 | 79y 02m |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $498,000 | $421 | 80y 08m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $490,000 | $414 | 80y 11m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $470,000 | $397 | 81y 02m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 90 | $408,000 | $421 | 81y 05m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 90 | $380,000 | $392 | 81y 09m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $355,000 | $366 | 81y 09m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 110 | $456,000 | $385 | 81y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $405,000 | $342 | 82y |
| Sept 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $375,000 | $317 | 82y 10m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 90 | $338,888 | $350 | 83y 06m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $450,000 | $380 | 83y 01m |
| Feb 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $420,000 | $355 | 83y 06m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $402,000 | $340 | 83y 06m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $310,000 | $320 | 84y 03m |
| Jan 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $435,000 | $367 | 84y 06m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $370,000 | $382 | 85y 04m |
| Feb 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 90 | $400,888 | $414 | 85y 05m |
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 2001 · same generation
4-room median $11k below this block · 4 vs 4 sales
4-room median $74k above this block · 15 vs 4 sales
built 2001 · same generation
built 2001 · same generation
built 2013 · 12 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.