HDB resale market report: Oct 2018
1,992 HDB resale flats were sold in Oct 2018, about the same as in Sep 2018 and 12% more than a year earlier. The median 4-room flat sold for $396k ($383 per sq ft), 2.3% down on a year before per square foot. 8 flats sold for $1 million or more (2 a year earlier). 7 new town records were set.
Prices by flat type
| Flat type | Sales | Median | $psf | $psf vs Sep | $psf vs a year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-room | 506 | $290k | $396 | ▲ 0.5% | ▼ 3.4% |
| 4-room | 840 | $396k | $383 | ▼ 2.0% | ▼ 2.3% |
| 5-room | 484 | $470k | $373 | ▲ 2.5% | ▼ 1.3% |
| Executive | 134 | $607k | $389 | ▼ 2.7% | ▼ 0.5% |
Medians of the month's sales. A month's mix of flats moves medians too, so small changes are noise.
Towns rising fastest
- Punggol ▲ 4.5% $444 psf
- Queenstown ▲ 3.0% $611 psf
- Sengkang ▲ 2.5% $398 psf
- Pasir Ris ▲ 1.5% $362 psf
- Tampines ▲ 0.6% $408 psf
Towns rising slowest
- Jurong West ▼ 6.7% $336 psf
- Ang Mo Kio ▼ 6.7% $398 psf
- Toa Payoh ▼ 6.6% $441 psf
- Serangoon ▼ 5.9% $423 psf
- Kallang/Whampoa ▼ 5.7% $470 psf
Median $psf over the 3 months to Oct 2018 against the same 3 months a year before, towns with at least 60 sales in both.
Busiest towns
Woodlands 179 · Jurong West 159 · Yishun 145 · Sengkang 133 · Punggol 122
Top 10 sales
| Month | Block | Type | Storey | sqm | Model | Lease left | Price | $psf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2018 | Blk 1D Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 40–42 | 106 | Type S2 | 91y | $1,168,000 | $1,024 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 179 Bishan St 13 Bishan |
Executive | 22–24 | 163 | Maisonette | 67y | $1,138,000 | $649 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 179 Bishan St 13 Bishan |
Executive | 22–24 | 150 | Maisonette | 67y | $1,098,888 | $681 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 138A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 37–39 | 114 | DBSS | 92y | $1,078,000 | $879 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 275A Bishan St 24 Bishan |
5-room | 34–36 | 120 | DBSS | 91y | $1,076,000 | $833 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 139A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 31–33 | 117 | DBSS | 92y | $1,030,000 | $818 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 9 Boon Keng Rd Kallang/Whampoa |
5-room | 34–36 | 109 | DBSS | 91y | $1,000,000 | $852 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 138A Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 19–21 | 117 | DBSS | 92y | $1,000,000 | $794 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 101 Bishan St 12 Bishan |
Executive | 22–24 | 163 | Maisonette | 67y | $996,000 | $568 |
| Oct 2018 | Blk 460 Tampines St 42 Tampines |
Multi-gen | 04–06 | 166 | Multi Generation | 67y | $990,000 | $554 |
New town records
| Block | Type | Price | Previous record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 1D Cantonment Rd Central Area | 5-room | $1,168,000 | $1,145,000 |
| Blk 179 Bishan St 13 Bishan | Executive | $1,138,000 | $1,088,888 |
| Blk 460 Tampines St 42 Tampines | Multi-gen | $990,000 | $970,000 |
| Blk 666 Yishun Ave 4 Yishun | Multi-gen | $868,000 | $825,000 |
| Blk 115 Lengkong Tiga Bedok | 4-room | $740,000 | $728,000 |
| Blk 267B Punggol Field Punggol | 4-room | $581,000 | $580,000 |
| Blk 348D Yishun Ave 11 Yishun | 3-room | $435,000 | $411,888 |
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 Oct 2018 can still be added.