838 Hougang Central
In Hougang · Singapore 530838
Median price per sqftlast 12 months
$472$542$566$602$632$887
Too few sales in 6 months to colour each block.
- 838 Hougang Central
- 1km radius
- MRT/LRT, in its line colour
- School
- Supermarket
- No sale in that time
280 HDB blocks · tap one for its page
Supermarkets © OpenStreetMap contributorsAbout this block
- Completed
- 1995
- 31 years ago
- Lease left
- 70 years
- 99-year lease from 1997
- Height
- 16 storeys
- Flats
- 117
- 52 4-room · 65 5-room
- Postal code
- 530838
Statistics
Price
- Average
- $955,000
- Median
- $955,000
- Median per sqft
- $758 psf
- Highest sale
- $955,000
- 117 sqm 5 Room · Jun 2026
- Lowest sale
- $955,000
- 117 sqm 5 Room · Jun 2026
Compared to
- Vs street average
- -2%
- Vs town average
- +43%
- Vs citywide average
- +43%
Activity
- Transactions
- 1
- Avg per month
- 0.2
By flat type
- 5 Room
- $955,000
Nearby
What's a flat here worth?
An estimate from recent sales of the same flat type in the block, along the street and within 500m.
Likely sale price
$907K – $970K$907,000 – $970,000
Midpoint $911,000 · about $708 psf for 120 sqm
Where comparable sales landed, at your flat's size
Fair confidence · 8 sales
1 same block · 4 same street · 3 within 500m · 5-room flats, past 12 months
Show the sales it's based on
| Where | Month | Block | Storey | Area (sqm) | Lease left | Price | Per sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same block | Jun 2026 | 838 Hougang Central | 10 to 12 | 117 | 70 years | $955,000 | $758 psf |
| Same street | Oct 2026 | 837 Hougang Central | 04 to 06 | 117 | 70 years | $950,000 | $754 psf |
| Same street | May 2026 | 835 Hougang Central | 10 to 12 | 122 | 65 years | $808,000 | $615 psf |
| Same street | May 2026 | 836 Hougang Central | 07 to 09 | 116 | 70 years | $898,888 | $720 psf |
| Same street | Apr 2026 | 837 Hougang Central | 07 to 09 | 117 | 70 years | $888,000 | $705 psf |
| Within 500m | Aug 2026 | 461 Hougang Avenue 10 | 16 to 18 | 123 | 65 years | $938,000 | $708 psf |
| Within 500m | Aug 2026 | 463 Hougang Avenue 10 | 07 to 09 | 122 | 65 years | $930,000 | $708 psf |
| Within 500m | Feb 2026 | 462 Hougang Avenue 10 | 13 to 15 | 126 | 65 years | $948,888 | $700 psf |
The middle half of these sales' price per sqft, at your flat's size: blocks of a similar age come first, and sales in your own block count most. An estimate from public sale records, not a valuation: condition, renovation and the exact floor all move the real price.
Use $911,000 in the Sell calculator →Price trend
838 Hougang Central has 28 recorded sales — never more than a couple in any one month, which is too few to chart a monthly median against. The sales themselves are listed below.
Fun facts
Records, rankings and quirks from every sale recorded here.
Records
7 factsThe biggest, smallest, highest and priciest sales on record.
Largest unit sold
117 sqm
The largest unit sold here was a 117 sqm 5 Room, for $770,000 in Jan 2024.
Smallest unit sold
100 sqm
The smallest unit sold here was a 100 sqm 4 Room, for $618,000 in Jan 2022.
Longest lease left
74 years
The longest remaining lease sold here was 74 years, on a 100 sqm 4 Room.
Shortest lease left
70 years
The shortest remaining lease sold here was 70 years, on a 117 sqm 5 Room.
Highest floor sold
Storeys 13 to 15
The highest-floor sale here was on storeys 13 to 15, a 116 sqm 5 Room.
Lowest floor sold
Storeys 01 to 03
The lowest-floor sale here was on storeys 01 to 03, a 117 sqm 5 Room.
Priciest 5 room ever
$1,728,000
The most expensive 5 room ever sold citywide went for $1,728,000 on Henderson Rd in Bukit Merah.
Percentiles
6 factsWhere sales here rank against the rest of Singapore.
Price vs 5 room flats citywide
92nd percentile
A 117 sqm 5 room sale here ranks in the 92nd percentile among all 5 room flats sold citywide over the same period.
Price vs similar-sized flats
89th percentile
For its 117 sqm, this sale is in the 89th percentile among similarly-sized flats sold across Singapore over the same period.
Price vs 5 room flats in Hougang
96th percentile
Within Hougang alone, that sale is in the 96th percentile for a 5 room.
Remaining lease, citywide
45th percentile
This flat's remaining lease (70 years) ranks in the 45th percentile among all flats sold citywide over the same period.
Floor height, citywide
80th percentile
This flat's floor (storeys 10 to 12) ranks in the 80th percentile among all flats sold citywide over the same period.
Age among Hougang's blocks
33rd percentile
Completed in 1995, this block is newer than 65% of HDB blocks in Hougang.
Comparisons
4 factsHow prices stack up against the town and the city.
vs the Hougang average
+33%
Prices here run 33% above the Hougang average.
vs the citywide average
+31%
Citywide, that's 31% above the national average.
Towns by average price
#15 of 26
Hougang ranks 15th out of 26 towns by average resale price.
Towns by 2-year price growth
#19 of 26
Hougang ranks 19th out of 26 towns for price growth over the past 2 years (+10%).
Nearby
1 factHow far it is to trains, schools and the city centre.
To Raffles Place
10.5km
This location is about 10.5km from the city center (Raffles Place).
Trends
4 factsWhich way prices and sales are heading.
Price vs a year ago
+1%
Prices here are up 1% compared to a year ago.
Sales volume vs last quarter
-100%
Transaction volume here is down 100% versus the previous quarter.
Since the last resale
4 mo
It's been about 4 months since the last resale here.
Busiest month: Jul 2016
2 sales
The busiest month ever recorded here was Jul 2016, with 2 sales; the quietest active month saw just 1, in Jan 2012.
Transactions
| Jun 2026 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 10 to 12 | 117 | 70 years | $955,000 | $758 psf |
| Jun 2025 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 13 to 15 | 116 | 71 years | $950,000 | $761 psf |
| Apr 2024 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 4 Room | Model A | 04 to 06 | 100 | 72 years | $700,000 | $650 psf |
| Jan 2024 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 01 to 03 | 117 | 72 years | $770,000 | $611 psf |
| Dec 2023 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 04 to 06 | 116 | 73 years | $785,000 | $629 psf |
| Sept 2022 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 07 to 09 | 116 | 74 years | $780,000 | $625 psf |
| Mar 2022 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 13 to 15 | 116 | 74 years | $755,000 | $605 psf |
| Jan 2022 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 4 Room | Model A | 04 to 06 | 100 | 74 years | $618,000 | $574 psf |
| Sept 2021 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 5 Room | Improved | 16 to 18 | 116 | 75 years | $782,000 | $626 psf |
| Jul 2021 | Hougang | 838 | Hougang Central | 4 Room | Model A | 04 to 06 | 98 | 75 years | $564,000 | $535 psf |
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