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 838 ranks the highest of 2 blocks with two or more sales.
Blk 838 Hougang Ctrl
Postal code 530838. Resale prices since Nov 2024:
This blockBlk 838 Hougang Ctrl3 min to Hougang · built 1995 with the 2 blocks in grey · 4–5 room · 69 years left
Nearest stations
Hougang MRT220 m to Exit A 3 min walk
Kovan MRT 20 min walk
Buangkok MRT 21 min walk
117 homes in this block
4‑room52
5‑room65
- Completed
- 1995
- Storeys
- 16
- Lease
- 1997 to 2096
Under 26? You may get less CPF and a smaller HDB loan.
Blk 838 resale prices
S$878,888 to S$955,000
Three sales at Blk 838 since Nov 2024 · S$698, S$758 and S$761 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 4–6 | 117 m² · 1259 sq ft | Improved | S$878,888 | S$698 |
| Jun 2026 | 10–12 | 117 m² · 1259 sq ft | Improved | S$955,000 | S$758 |
| Jun 2025 | 13–15 | 116 m² · 1249 sq ft | Improved | S$950,000 | S$761 |
Against the blocks around it
5‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 838 and two blocks built with it. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 10–12 sold for more per sq ft than storeys 4–6.
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 838's own sales.
7 of 24 months had a 5‑room sale.
No 4‑room resales at Blk 838
Nothing since Nov 2024. The charts show the blocks around it.
Against the blocks around it
4‑room sales since Nov 2024 at two blocks built with Blk 838. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
01 · Blocks
Which blocks sold for less?
Each block's median, low to high. The line runs from its cheapest sale to its dearest.
No 4‑room flats at Blk 838 resold since Nov 2024.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 13–15 sold for more per sq ft than storeys 4–6.
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 838's own sales.
6 of 24 months had a 4‑room sale.
Blk 838 rents
S$3,300 to S$3,800 a month
What most 4‑room flats here rent for: 12 rentals at Blk 838 since Nov 2024, median S$3,550
Blk 838 four 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 838
Within 1 km · 5
- 1Holy Innocents' Primary School370 m
- 2Montfort Junior School390 m
- 3CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity730 m
- 4Punggol Primary School870 m
- 5Xinmin Primary School890 m
1 to 2 km · 6
- 6Yio Chu Kang Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line1.0 km
- 7Xinghua Primary School1.2 km
- 8Hougang Primary School1.4 km
- 9Palm View Primary School1.5 km
- 10North Vista Primary School1.5 km
- 11Rosyth School1.8 km
Distances are straight lines from Blk 838 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.