HDB resale market report: Aug 2019
1,902 HDB resale flats were sold in Aug 2019, 10% fewer than in Jul 2019 and 8% fewer than a year earlier. The median 4-room flat sold for $400k ($394 per sq ft), 0.8% up on a year before per square foot. 9 flats sold for $1 million or more (9 a year earlier). 5 new town records were set.
1,902
flats sold · ▼ 10% on Jul
$405k
median price, all flats
9
sold for $1M+
5
new town records
Prices by flat type
| Flat type | Sales | Median | $psf | $psf vs Jul | $psf vs a year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-room | 440 | $288k | $391 | ▲ 2.6% | ▼ 1.3% |
| 4-room | 804 | $400k | $394 | ▲ 1.3% | ▲ 0.8% |
| 5-room | 452 | $480k | $384 | ▲ 0.8% | ▲ 1.6% |
| Executive | 160 | $572k | $370 | ▼ 3.6% | ▼ 8.4% |
Medians of the month's sales. A month's mix of flats moves medians too, so small changes are noise.
Towns rising fastest
- Sengkang ▲ 7.2% $421 psf
- Punggol ▲ 6.2% $460 psf
- Yishun ▲ 5.2% $365 psf
- Bukit Panjang ▲ 4.6% $376 psf
- Sembawang ▲ 2.9% $341 psf
Towns rising slowest
- Toa Payoh ▼ 18.3% $405 psf
- Jurong East ▼ 6.8% $366 psf
- Ang Mo Kio ▼ 6.7% $381 psf
- Clementi ▼ 6.4% $439 psf
- Bukit Batok ▼ 5.5% $343 psf
Median $psf over the 3 months to Aug 2019 against the same 3 months a year before, towns with at least 60 sales in both.
Busiest towns
Woodlands 179 · Yishun 178 · Sengkang 175 · Jurong West 142 · Tampines 132
Top 10 sales
| Month | Block | Type | Storey | sqm | Model | Lease left | Price | $psf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2019 | Blk 1C Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 40–42 | 106 | Type S2 | 90y | $1,200,000 | $1,052 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 273B Bishan St 24 Bishan |
5-room | 22–24 | 120 | DBSS | 90y | $1,065,000 | $825 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 139B Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 31–33 | 117 | DBSS | 91y | $1,050,000 | $834 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 139B Lor 1a Toa Payoh Toa Payoh |
5-room | 40–42 | 117 | DBSS | 91y | $1,050,000 | $834 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 9B Boon Tiong Rd Bukit Merah |
4-room | 40–42 | 92 | Model A | 95y | $1,050,000 | $1,060 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 1F Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 16–18 | 105 | Type S2 | 90y | $1,038,000 | $918 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 1D Cantonment Rd Central Area |
5-room | 28–30 | 108 | Type S2 | 90y | $1,030,000 | $886 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 1A Cantonment Rd Central Area |
4-room | 37–39 | 95 | Type S1 | 90y | $1,023,801 | $1,001 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 275A Bishan St 24 Bishan |
5-room | 19–21 | 120 | DBSS | 90y | $1,000,000 | $774 |
| Aug 2019 | Blk 1E Cantonment Rd Central Area |
4-room | 37–39 | 95 | Type S1 | 90y | $980,000 | $958 |
New town records
| Block | Type | Price | Previous record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 1C Cantonment Rd Central Area | 5-room | $1,200,000 | $1,188,000 |
| Blk 9B Boon Tiong Rd Bukit Merah | 4-room | $1,050,000 | $1,018,000 |
| Blk 279B Sengkang East Ave Sengkang | 5-room | $710,000 | $690,000 |
| Blk 520A Tampines Ctrl 8 Tampines | 3-room | $510,000 | $450,000 |
| Blk 527B Pasir Ris St 51 Pasir Ris | 3-room | $400,000 | $360,000 |
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 2019 can still be added.