Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8
Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 has 10 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $705,000 (May 2026, 5 room, floors 01–03). Median $4,924/sqm. Prices up 33% over the past five years. Built 1987, 60 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$698,000−9.4%vs town(−$72k)−5.7%vs national(−$42k)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5 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 657 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 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $705,000 | $5,875 |
| Apr 2026 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $691,000 | $5,758 |
| Jul 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $748,888 | $6,241 |
| Nov 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $651,800 | $5,432 |
| Jun 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $530,000 | $4,417 |
| May 2022 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $688,000 | $5,733 |
| Oct 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $530,000 | $4,417 |
| Dec 2019 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $460,000 | $3,833 |
| Sep 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $450,000 | $3,750 |
| Mar 2018 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $450,000 | $3,750 |
About Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8
Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 in Hougang has been a strong performer, with resale prices up roughly 33% over five years. Its median runs about 21% above the Hougang median, ahead of around 75% of the town's blocks. It has a relatively light resale record, with 10 transactions since 2017 across 5 room flats priced from $450,000 to $748,888. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 01 TO 03 at $705,000 in May 2026, and the median works out to $4,924/sqm. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), its leasehold relativity ratio is 0.8752, an annual lease decay of about 0.50%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 was $705,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-05. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,924, based on 10 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8?
Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 was built in 1987 and has approximately 60 years and 6 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.50%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.50% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8?
Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 in Hougang contains 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $450,000 to $748,888 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 657 Hougang Avenue 8 have increased by approximately 33% over the past five years. The current median price is $590,900, with the most recent sale at $705,000 in 2026-05.