16 Hougang Ave 3

HDB · Hougang · built 1975 · Kovan MRT 9 min · 48 yrs left

HDB block in Hougang · lease from 1975 · 48 years of lease left at its latest sale, in February 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 1 flat here was resold. 5-room flats went for a median of $642,000 ($497 per ft²).

5-room$642,0001 sold$497 per ft² · 120 m²

5-room price per ft², by year

$300$350$400$450$500$55020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $3632018: $3472020: $3352022: $4322023: $5142024: $4922025: $4942026: $497$497$300$350$400$450$500$550’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $3632018: $3472020: $3352022: $4322023: $5142024: $4922025: $4942026: $497$497

Median of each year's 5-room resales. No 5-room flat here was resold in 2019, 2021, so the line breaks. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors5-room
13–15$652K2
10–12$642K1
7–9$638K1

Median resale price by floor and flat type over the three years to October 2026. The small number is how many sold. Darker means dearer within the same flat type.

Latest sales

MonthFlat typeFloorsSizePricePer ft²
Feb 2026Feb ’265-room10–12120 m²$642,000$497
Feb 2025Feb ’255-room7–9120 m²$638,000$494
Dec 2024Dec ’245-room13–15123 m²$655,000$495
Nov 2024Nov ’245-room13–15123 m²$648,000$489
Jul 2023Jul ’235-room16–18123 m²$695,000$525
Jul 2023Jul ’235-room16–18123 m²$665,000$502
Jan 2023Jan ’235-room19–21123 m²$680,000$514
Dec 2022Dec ’225-room4–6120 m²$575,000$445

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
5-room$3,775 a month2

HDB's approvals to rent out a whole flat of the type most let in this block, over the 12 months to September 2026. The map has every flat type and five years of rents.

Gross yield of a 5-room flat here: about 7.0% a year, the median rent over the median resale price from this block's own sales, before any costs.

Nearby

The nearest stations, hawker centre and supermarket, in a straight line from the block:

  • Kovan MRT700 m
  • Hougang MRT840 m
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)690 m
  • Minimart330 m

Primary schools within 2 km (2 within 1 km):

  • Xinghua Primary School550 m
  • Holy Innocents' Primary School570 m
  • Montfort Junior School1.2 km
  • Xinmin Primary School1.3 km
  • Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity1.4 km
  • Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (primary)1.6 km
  • Punggol Primary School1.7 km
  • Yio Chu Kang Primary School1.8 km
  • Hougang Primary School2.0 km

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