Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8
Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8 has 24 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $655,000 (May 2026, 4 room, floors 10–12). Median $4,942/sqm. Built 1989, 62 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 4 Room$605,000−2.7%vs town(−$17k)−4.0%vs national(−$25k)
- 5 Room$708,000−8.1%vs town(−$62k)−4.3%vs national(−$32k)
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 6 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 540 Hougang Avenue 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $655,000 | $6,298 |
| Apr 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $605,000 | $5,817 |
| Apr 2026 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $600,000 | $5,769 |
| Mar 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $710,000 | $5,868 |
| Sep 2025 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $630,000 | $5,207 |
| Sep 2025 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $708,000 | $5,851 |
| Feb 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $670,000 | $6,442 |
| May 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $540,000 | $5,192 |
| Aug 2023 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $582,000 | $4,810 |
| Mar 2023 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $500,000 | $4,808 |
| Mar 2023 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $548,000 | $5,269 |
| Jan 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $538,000 | $5,173 |
| Jan 2023 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $588,000 | $4,860 |
| Apr 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $608,000 | $5,025 |
| Apr 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $608,000 | $5,025 |
| Mar 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $570,000 | $4,711 |
| Feb 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $420,000 | $4,038 |
| Jan 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $577,000 | $4,769 |
| Nov 2020 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $458,000 | $3,785 |
| Apr 2019 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $438,000 | $4,212 |
About Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8
Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8 is an established HDB block in Hougang, built in 1989 with about 62 years remaining on its 99-year lease. Its median runs about 18% above the Hougang median, ahead of around 72% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 24 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $335,000 to $710,000. The most recent transaction was a 4 room flat on storeys 10 TO 12 at $655,000 in May 2026, and the median works out to $4,942/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 10 TO 12 band have sold around 17% above those on the 01 TO 03 band. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.8839, equivalent to roughly 0.46% 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 540 Hougang Avenue 8 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8 was $655,000 for a 4 room flat in 2026-05. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,942, based on 24 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8?
Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8 was built in 1989 and has approximately 62 years and 7 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.46%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.46% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8?
Block 540 Hougang Avenue 8 in Hougang contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $335,000 to $710,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.