Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1
Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 has 19 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $610,000 (Mar 2026, 4 room, floors 01–03). Median $5,000/sqm. Prices up 35.2% over the past five years. Built 1997, 70 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 4 Room$649,444+4.4%vs town(+$27k)+3.1%vs national(+$19k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Hougang average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Room | $3,200 typically $3,000–$3,450 | 6.2% | Hougang avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $3,475 typically $3,200–$3,600 | 5.4% | Hougang avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 2 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 in Hougang, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $610,000 | $6,040 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $688,888 | $6,821 |
| Aug 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $770,000 | $6,364 |
| Feb 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $615,000 | $6,089 |
| Sep 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $558,000 | $5,525 |
| Jun 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $605,000 | $5,990 |
| Apr 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $505,000 | $5,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 103 sqm | $553,008 | $5,369 |
| Jul 2023 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $510,888 | $5,058 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 102 sqm | $510,000 | $5,000 |
| Jul 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 103 sqm | $465,000 | $4,515 |
| Jun 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $545,000 | $5,396 |
| Apr 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 102 sqm | $490,000 | $4,804 |
| Oct 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 103 sqm | $465,000 | $4,515 |
| Sep 2021 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $455,000 | $4,505 |
| Mar 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $435,000 | $4,307 |
| Jul 2020 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $410,000 | $4,059 |
| Mar 2018 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 103 sqm | $395,000 | $3,835 |
| Oct 2017 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $420,000 | $4,158 |
About Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1
Resale prices at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 in Hougang have risen sharply, up about 35.2% over the past five years. At $510,000, its median sits roughly in line with the Hougang town median. It has a relatively light resale record, with 19 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $395,000 to $770,000. The most recent transaction was a 4 room flat on storeys 01 TO 03 at $610,000 in Mar 2026, and the median works out to $5,000/sqm. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.9126, equivalent to roughly 0.34% of lease-value decay a year. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 was $610,000 for a 4 room flat in 2026-03. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $5,000, based on 19 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1?
Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 was built in 1997 and has approximately 70 years and 10 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.34%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.34% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1?
Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 in Hougang contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $395,000 to $770,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 172 Hougang Avenue 1 have increased by approximately 35.2% over the past five years. The current median price is $510,000, with the most recent sale at $610,000 in 2026-03.