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Central Area HDB Resale Prices

64 blocks · 20 streets · 1,828 transactions · Leases: 44–83 years · Updated Jul 2026

The median HDB resale price in Central Area is $497,944 (2026), based on 1,828 recorded transactions across 64 blocks since January 2017. Prices have risen an average of 25.6% over the past five years. Latest transaction: Block 1C Cantonment Road at $1,510,000 (Jul 2026).

How Central Area compares

  • 2 Room$350,000
    −6.7%vs national(−$25k)
  • 3 Room$548,000
    +23.1%vs national(+$103k)
  • 4 Room$1,179,000
    +87.1%vs national(+$549k)
  • 5 Room$1,480,000
    +100.0%vs national(+$740k)

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.

Median Price
$497,944
Across all flat types
Median $/sqm
$7,243
64 blocks averaged
Total Blocks
64
20 streets
Avg 5-Year Trend
▲ +25.6%
53 blocks with data
Primary schools in Central Area Catchment HDB prices, 2025 ballot demand & P1 places
Bain Street 2 blocks · 43 txns · Median $710,000
Blk 232 $783,000 ▲23.3% Blk 233 $980,000 ▲17%
Buffalo Road 4 blocks · 59 txns · Median $508,000
Blk 661 $598,000 ▲24.6% Blk 662 $585,000 ▲0% Blk 663 $570,000 ▲17% Blk 664 $380,000
Cantonment Road 7 blocks · 577 txns · Median $1,053,400
Blk 1A $1,500,000 ▲41.9% Blk 1B $1,460,000 ▲36.1% Blk 1C $1,510,000 ▲40.9% Blk 1D $1,200,000 ▲41.3% Blk 1E $1,438,888 ▲37.1% Blk 1F $1,555,000 ▲30.9% Blk 1G $1,178,000 ▲39.5%
Chander Road 1 blocks · 15 txns · Median $433,000
Blk 668 $690,000
Chin Swee Road 1 blocks · 20 txns · Median $509,000
Blk 53 $548,000 ▲3.8%
Jalan Berseh 1 blocks · 16 txns · Median $581,944
Blk 26 $655,888
Jalan Kukoh 3 blocks · 66 txns · Median $292,500
Blk 8 $688,888 ▲17.6% Blk 9 $340,000 ▲30.4% Blk 10 $320,000 ▲40.1%
Kelantan Road 3 blocks · 75 txns · Median $400,000
Blk 28 $508,888 ▲18.1% Blk 29 $490,000 ▲26.9% Blk 30 $518,888 ▲19.7%
Klang Lane 4 blocks · 98 txns · Median $642,500
Blk 671A $780,000 ▲18.8% Blk 671B $680,000 ▲41.2% Blk 672A $815,000 ▲40.7% Blk 672B $655,000 ▲30.2%
Kreta Ayer Road 1 blocks · 10 txns · Median $694,000
Blk 334 $780,000
New Market Road 1 blocks · 22 txns · Median $383,000
Blk 32 $360,000 ▲27.2%
Queen Street 4 blocks · 63 txns · Median $506,000
Blk 269A $600,000 Blk 269B $790,000 ▲23.8% Blk 269C $520,000 Blk 271 $510,000 ▲6.1%
Rowell Road 4 blocks · 86 txns · Median $678,400
Blk 639 $990,000 ▲20.6% Blk 640 $568,000 ▲41.4% Blk 641 $620,000 Blk 642 $780,000 ▲32.8%
Sago Lane 1 blocks · 43 txns · Median $405,000
Blk 4 $500,000 ▲19.3%
Selegie Road 3 blocks · 98 txns · Median $362,500
Blk 8 $520,000 ▲38.8% Blk 9 $410,888 ▲22.3% Blk 10 $360,000
Smith Street 2 blocks · 34 txns · Median $640,000
Blk 335A $503,000 ▲30.6% Blk 335B $806,000 ▲30%
Tanjong Pagar Plaza 7 blocks · 212 txns · Median $485,000
Blk 1 $605,000 ▲5% Blk 2 $548,000 ▲27% Blk 3 $655,000 ▲16.1% Blk 4 $515,000 ▲9.5% Blk 5 $580,000 ▲27.5% Blk 7 $828,000 ▲16.9% Blk 8 $810,000
Upper Cross Street 6 blocks · 132 txns · Median $485,000
Blk 34 $460,000 ▲17.9% Blk 532 $588,000 ▲14.7% Blk 533 $566,000 ▲12.7% Blk 535 $598,000 ▲32.1% Blk 536 $565,000 ▲35% Blk 538 $580,000 ▲7.6%
Veerasamy Road 6 blocks · 103 txns · Median $588,000
Blk 632 $780,000 ▲23.7% Blk 633 $576,000 ▲42.6% Blk 634 $802,000 ▲34.8% Blk 635 $575,000 Blk 636 $542,000 ▲23.1% Blk 637 $785,000 ▲28%
Waterloo Street 3 blocks · 56 txns · Median $487,500
Blk 262 $660,000 Blk 263 $565,000 ▲19.3% Blk 264 $578,000 ▲32.3%
Common questions about HDB prices in Central Area
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About HDB resale prices in Central Area

Central Area is one of Singapore's longer-established HDB towns, where 83% of blocks are now under 60 years of lease (the oldest down to 44 years), on a median resale price of $496,472. Block medians span $282K to $1.13M (a 4x range), so the town figure masks wide differences between its 64 blocks. Unusually for an HDB town, 3-room flats make up the largest share of the stock here.

Across blocks with enough history, prices are up roughly 25.6% over five years, toward the softer end of the market. With 1,828 transactions since 2017 across 64 blocks, Central Area is one of the quieter resale markets by volume; the most recent recorded sale was $1,510,000 at Block 1C Cantonment Road in Jul 2026. At the top end, a flat at Block 1B Cantonment Road sold for $1.63M in May 2026, the town's highest on record. Use the block list above to compare every Central Area block by price and lease, or explore the Central Area resale Q&A, the million-dollar HDB picture and nearby Geylang.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does an HDB flat cost in Central Area?

The median HDB resale price in Central Area is $497,944, with a median price of $7,243 per square metre based on 1,828 transactions across 64 blocks since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.

How many HDB blocks are there in Central Area?

There are 64 HDB blocks in Central Area spread across 20 streets, with remaining leases ranging from 44 to 83 years. CheckHowMuch provides transaction history and valuations for every block.

Are HDB prices in Central Area going up or down?

Over the past five years, HDB resale prices in Central Area have increased by an average of 25.6% across blocks with sufficient data. The most recent transaction was at Block 1C Cantonment Road for $1,510,000 in 2026-07.

Source: HDB Resale Flat Prices, data.gov.sg (Singapore Open Data Licence).