238 Hougang Ave 1

HDB · Hougang · built 1984 · Kovan MRT 6 min · 57 yrs left

HDB block in Hougang · lease from 1984 · 57 years of lease left at its latest sale, in October 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 5 flats here were resold. 5-room flats went for a median of $972,500 ($645 per ft²), and 4-room flats for $778,000.

4-room$778,0001 sold$657 per ft² · 110 m²
5-room$972,5004 sold · $905,000 to $985,000$645 per ft² · 136 m²

5-room price per ft², by year

$450$500$550$600$650$70020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $4922019: $4732020: $4752021: $5172022: $5942023: $6062024: $6522025: $6412026: $645$645$450$500$550$600$650$700’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $4922019: $4732020: $4752021: $5172022: $5942023: $6062024: $6522025: $6412026: $645$645

Median of each year's 5-room resales. No 5-room flat here was resold in 2018, so the line breaks. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors4-room5-room
10–12$759K1$975K3
7–9$778K1$975K2
4–6·$969K2
1–3·$915K5

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
Oct 2026Oct ’265-room1–3146 m²$985,000$627
Jul 2026Jul ’265-room10–12136 m²$975,000$666
May 2026May ’264-room7–9110 m²$778,000$657
Jan 2026Jan ’265-room4–6136 m²$970,000$663
Jan 2026Jan ’265-room1–3136 m²$905,000$618
Oct 2025Oct ’255-room7–9136 m²$975,000$666
Aug 2025Aug ’254-room10–12110 m²$758,888$641
May 2025May ’255-room1–3138 m²$915,000$616

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
5-room$3,900 a month1

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 4.8% 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 MRT510 m
  • Hougang MRT1.5 km
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)360 m
  • Prime Supermarket430 m

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

  • Xinghua Primary School190 m
  • Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (primary)960 m
  • Holy Innocents' Primary School1.2 km
  • Xinmin Primary School1.7 km
  • Montfort Junior School1.9 km

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