HDB resale market report: Aug 2017
1,960 HDB resale flats were sold in Aug 2017, 10% more than in Jul 2017 and 4% more than a year earlier. The median 4-room flat sold for $414k ($400 per sq ft), 1.3% up on a year before per square foot. 3 flats sold for $1 million or more (4 a year earlier). 6 new town records were set.
1,960
flats sold · ▲ 10% on Jul
$415k
median price, all flats
3
sold for $1M+
6
new town records
Prices by flat type
| Flat type | Sales | Median | $psf | $psf vs Jul | $psf vs a year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-room | 482 | $300k | $409 | ▲ 0.0% | ▼ 2.9% |
| 4-room | 794 | $414k | $400 | ▲ 2.8% | ▲ 1.3% |
| 5-room | 509 | $475k | $380 | ▲ 0.0% | ▲ 2.7% |
| Executive | 152 | $620k | $395 | ▼ 0.3% | ▼ 2.2% |
Medians of the month's sales. A month's mix of flats moves medians too, so small changes are noise.
Towns rising fastest
- Bishan ▲ 6.7% $556 psf
- Clementi ▲ 3.9% $493 psf
- Toa Payoh ▲ 3.1% $469 psf
- Tampines ▲ 1.4% $408 psf
- Choa Chu Kang ▲ 0.7% $326 psf
Towns rising slowest
- Jurong East ▼ 6.3% $392 psf
- Yishun ▼ 4.9% $361 psf
- Sembawang ▼ 4.3% $342 psf
- Serangoon ▼ 3.3% $423 psf
- Queenstown ▼ 3.0% $593 psf
Median $psf over the 3 months to Aug 2017 against the same 3 months a year before, towns with at least 60 sales in both.
Busiest towns
Jurong West 158 · Woodlands 146 · Sengkang 141 · Punggol 134 · Yishun 127
Top 10 sales
| Month | Block | Type | Storey | sqm | Model | Lease left | Price | $psf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2017 | Blk 50 C'wealth Dr Queenstown |
5-room | 28–30 | 114 | Improved | 96y | $1,028,000 | $838 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 273B Bishan St 24 Bishan |
5-room | 13–15 | 120 | DBSS | 92y | $1,005,000 | $778 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 1E Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 22–24 | 107 | Type S2 | 92y | $1,000,000 | $868 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 138A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 25–27 | 117 | DBSS | 93y | $990,000 | $786 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 138B Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 37–39 | 117 | DBSS | 93y | $986,000 | $783 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 28–30 | 117 | DBSS | 93y | $985,000 | $782 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 34–36 | 114 | DBSS | 93y | $985,000 | $803 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 1F Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 31–33 | 105 | Type S2 | 92y | $976,000 | $864 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 18C Holland Dr Queenstown |
5-room | 22–24 | 117 | Improved | 93y | $975,000 | $774 |
| Aug 2017 | Blk 138C Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 25–27 | 117 | DBSS | 93y | $975,000 | $774 |
New town records
| Block | Type | Price | Previous record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 62 Dakota Cres Geylang | 5-room | $970,000 | $968,888 |
| Blk 441A Clementi Ave 3 Clementi | 4-room | $910,000 | $900,000 |
| Blk 114 Lengkong Tiga Bedok | 5-room | $840,000 | $812,000 |
| Blk 427 Serangoon Ctrl Serangoon | 4-room | $726,000 | $700,000 |
| Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh | 3-room | $600,000 | $580,000 |
| Blk 12 Pine Cl Geylang | 3-room | $502,000 | $500,888 |
From HDB's resale transactions on data.gov.sg as at Oct 2026. Sales are counted in the month their resale was registered; a few more for Aug 2017 can still be added.