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 242's one sale was S$576 psf.
Blk 242 Hougang St 22
Postal code 530242. Resale prices since Nov 2024:
This blockBlk 242 Hougang St 2214 min to Kovan · built 1984 with the 5 blocks in grey · 3–4 room · 56 years left
Nearest stations
Kovan MRT1.2 km to Exit C 14 min walk
Hougang MRT 25 min walk
Bartley MRT 38 min walk
182 homes in this block
3‑room115
4‑room67
- Completed
- 1984
- Storeys
- 12
- Lease
- 1984 to 2083
Under 39? You may get less CPF and a smaller HDB loan.
Blk 242 resale prices
S$440,000
One 3‑room sale at Blk 242, in Feb 2025 · S$576 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 7–9 | 71 m² · 764 sq ft | New Generation | S$440,000 | S$576 |
Against the blocks around it
3‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 242, three blocks built with it and three other blocks within 250 m with leases from 1981 to 1987. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 13–15 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 242's own sales.
The median went from S$578 psf in the first year to S$585 in the past year.
No 4‑room resales at Blk 242
Nothing since Nov 2024. The charts show the blocks around it.
Against the blocks around it
4‑room sales since Nov 2024 at three blocks built with Blk 242 and three other blocks within 250 m with leases from 1981 to 1987. In S$ 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 242 resold since Nov 2024.
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 242's own sales.
8 of 24 months had a 4‑room sale.
Blk 242 rents
S$2,200 to S$2,500 a month
What most 3‑room flats here rent for: 10 rentals at Blk 242 since Nov 2024, median S$2,500
Blk 242 10 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 242
Within 1 km · 3
- 1Xinghua Primary School90 m
- 2Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)Close to the 1 km line950 m
- 3Holy Innocents' Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line990 m
1 to 2 km · 3
- 4Montfort Junior School1.7 km
- 5Xinmin Primary School1.8 km
- 6CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity1.8 km
Distances are straight lines from Blk 242 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.