HDB resale market report: Aug 2018
2,067 HDB resale flats were sold in Aug 2018, 19% fewer than in Jul 2018 and 5% more than a year earlier. The median 4-room flat sold for $400k ($391 per sq ft), 2.2% down on a year before per square foot. 9 flats sold for $1 million or more (3 a year earlier). 8 new town records were set.
2,067
flats sold · ▼ 19% on Jul
$405k
median price, all flats
9
sold for $1M+
8
new town records
Prices by flat type
| Flat type | Sales | Median | $psf | $psf vs Jul | $psf vs a year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-room | 492 | $290k | $396 | ▼ 0.5% | ▼ 3.2% |
| 4-room | 840 | $400k | $391 | ▼ 0.3% | ▼ 2.2% |
| 5-room | 525 | $480k | $378 | ▲ 0.8% | ▼ 0.5% |
| Executive | 172 | $630k | $404 | ▲ 2.5% | ▲ 2.3% |
Medians of the month's sales. A month's mix of flats moves medians too, so small changes are noise.
Towns rising fastest
- Queenstown ▲ 6.8% $633 psf
- Toa Payoh ▲ 5.9% $496 psf
- Bukit Merah ▲ 5.0% $572 psf
- Punggol ▲ 4.9% $433 psf
- Serangoon ▲ 1.3% $428 psf
Towns rising slowest
- Ang Mo Kio ▼ 6.6% $408 psf
- Jurong West ▼ 5.1% $345 psf
- Clementi ▼ 4.9% $469 psf
- Kallang/Whampoa ▼ 4.4% $480 psf
- Woodlands ▼ 4.1% $322 psf
Median $psf over the 3 months to Aug 2018 against the same 3 months a year before, towns with at least 60 sales in both.
Busiest towns
Sengkang 177 · Jurong West 162 · Woodlands 152 · Yishun 144 · Punggol 138
Top 10 sales
| Month | Block | Type | Storey | sqm | Model | Lease left | Price | $psf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2018 | Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 40–42 | 117 | DBSS | 92y | $1,160,888 | $922 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 9 Boon Keng Rd Kallang/Whampoa |
5-room | 28–30 | 119 | DBSS | 91y | $1,120,000 | $874 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 9A Boon Tiong Rd Bukit Merah |
5-room | 31–33 | 112 | Improved | 96y | $1,120,000 | $929 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 1D Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 28–30 | 107 | Type S2 | 91y | $1,080,000 | $938 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 10 Toh Yi Dr Bukit Timah |
Executive | 04–06 | 146 | Maisonette | 69y | $1,058,000 | $673 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 1E Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 28–30 | 107 | Type S2 | 91y | $1,032,000 | $896 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 3 Holland Cl Queenstown |
5-room | 25–27 | 124 | Improved | 78y | $1,020,000 | $764 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 273B Bishan St 24 Bishan |
5-room | 25–27 | 120 | DBSS | 91y | $1,020,000 | $790 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 1B Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 19–21 | 106 | Type S2 | 91y | $1,010,888 | $886 |
| Aug 2018 | Blk 138C Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 25–27 | 114 | DBSS | 92y | $985,000 | $803 |
New town records
| Block | Type | Price | Previous record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh | 5-room | $1,160,888 | $1,120,000 |
| Blk 9A Boon Tiong Rd Bukit Merah | 5-room | $1,120,000 | $1,088,000 |
| Blk 10 Toh Yi Dr Bukit Timah | Executive | $1,058,000 | $1,038,000 |
| Blk 46 Bendemeer Rd Kallang/Whampoa | Executive | $950,000 | $918,000 |
| Blk 168B Simei Lane Tampines | 5-room | $838,000 | $800,000 |
| Blk 231 Hougang St 21 Hougang | 5-room | $816,800 | $780,000 |
| Blk 62 Dakota Cres Geylang | 4-room | $778,000 | $760,000 |
| Blk 633 Yishun St 61 Yishun | Multi-gen | $778,000 | $770,000 |
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 2018 can still be added.