01 · Blocks
Which blocks sold for less?
Each block's median, low to high. The line runs from its cheapest sale to its dearest.
Blk 253's median is S$519 psf, the lowest of 2 blocks with two or more sales.
Blk 253 Hougang Ave 3
Postal code 530253. Resale prices since Nov 2024:
This blockBlk 253 Hougang Ave 311 min to Kovan · built 1983 with the 7 blocks in grey · 4-room · 56 years left
Nearest stations
Kovan MRT880 m to Exit C 11 min walk
Hougang MRT 20 min walk
Serangoon MRT 30 min walk
96 homes in this block
4‑room96
- Completed
- 1983
- Storeys
- 13
- Lease
- 1984 to 2083
Under 39? You may get less CPF and a smaller HDB loan.
Blk 253 resale prices
S$515,000 to S$580,000
5 sales at Blk 253 since Nov 2024 · median S$519 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4–6 | 91 m² · 980 sq ft | New Generation | S$515,000 | S$526 |
| Apr 2026 | 1–3 | 104 m² · 1119 sq ft | New Generation | S$560,000 | S$500 |
| Sep 2025 | 4–6 | 104 m² · 1119 sq ft | New Generation | S$580,000 | S$518 |
| Aug 2025 | 13–15 | 93 m² · 1001 sq ft | New Generation | S$520,000 | S$519 |
| Jun 2025 | 1–3 | 91 m² · 980 sq ft | New Generation | S$525,000 | S$536 |
Against the blocks around it
4‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 253 and four blocks built with it. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 7–9 sold for more per sq ft than storeys 1–3.
03 · Months
How have prices moved?
Each month's median across these blocks, with a line from its cheapest sale to its dearest and the number sold. Blk 253's own sales.
The median went from S$540 psf in the first year to S$522 in the past year.
Blk 253 rents
S$2,800 to S$3,300 a month
What most 4‑room flats here rent for: 6 rentals at Blk 253 since Nov 2024, median S$3,000
Blk 253 nine other blocks around it Median across all of them
Each dot is a rental HDB approved since Nov 2024. Owners declare the rent and HDB doesn't check it, so treat single rentals with care.
Primary schools near Blk 253
Within 1 km · 2
- 1Xinghua Primary School200 m
- 2Holy Innocents' Primary School670 m
1 to 2 km · 6
- 3Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1.2 km
- 4Montfort Junior School1.4 km
- 5CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity1.5 km
- 6Xinmin Primary School1.5 km
- 7Punggol Primary School1.9 km
- 8Yio Chu Kang Primary School2.0 km
Distances are straight lines from Blk 253 to each school's grounds, as MOE measures for Primary 1. Check ones near 1 km on OneMap.
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Block details, resale prices and rentals come from HDB, building outlines from HDB's Existing Building dataset, MRT exits from LTA, schools from MOE and school grounds from URA's Master Plan, all published on data.gov.sg. Walking routes and map tiles are from OneMap by the Singapore Land Authority. Updated 26 Oct 2026.