Blk 981A Buangkok Cres
Completed 2001 · 16 storeys · 92 flats · 76 years remaining · 27 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
16 storeys · completed 2001
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $580,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $428,600 in 2020 - a gain of $151,400 - about $69 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $490,000 - $88,888 less than floors 5 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,500/mo | $2,800–$3,600 | $3,500/mo | - | 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 · 14 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 27
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 90 | $580,000 | $599 | 76y |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 90 | $578,888 | $598 | 76y 06m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $635,000 | $536 | 76y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $715,000 | $604 | 76y 10m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $565,000 | $583 | 77y 08m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 90 | $530,000 | $547 | 78y 07m |
| Oct 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $588,000 | $497 | 78y 08m |
| Oct 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $535,000 | $452 | 78y 08m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $490,000 | $506 | 79y 03m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 90 | $535,000 | $552 | 79y 04m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $570,000 | $481 | 79y 08m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $465,000 | $480 | 80y 01m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 90 | $470,000 | $485 | 80y 01m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $448,000 | $462 | 80y 08m |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $380,000 | $392 | 81y 01m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 90 | $380,000 | $392 | 81y 11m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $415,000 | $350 | 82y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 90 | $343,000 | $354 | 82y 04m |
| Aug 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $411,888 | $348 | 82y 09m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 90 | $375,888 | $388 | 82y 09m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 90 | $340,000 | $351 | 83y 04m |
| Nov 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $435,000 | $367 | 83y 07m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $390,000 | $329 | 83y 10m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $415,000 | $350 | 84y 01m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 90 | $365,000 | $377 | 85y 02m |
| Mar 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $438,000 | $370 | 85y 02m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 90 | $365,000 | $377 | 85y 02m |
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 $28k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
4-room median $24k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
4-room median within $5k of this block
4-room median $21k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 2001 · same generation
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.