Issue 001September 2, 2026

North-East HDB Pulse | August 2026 | HDB Resale & Rental

Verified & checked as of 29 Sep 2026

North-East HDB Pulse August 2026
Roncasa ▪ Data Pulse North-East · HDB Verified as of 30 Sep 2026 August 2026
Buying: Stable Selling: Balanced Renting: Rising
North-East Median Resale PSF
$636
-0.2% MoM
Resale Volume
604
Median Monthly Rent
$3,200
Towns In Region
5

North-East HDB resale held steady in August 2026, with 604 transactions across the region.

North-East HDB resale: price is flat (median $636 psf, -0.2% MoM), volume is declining (604 caveats, -6.2% MoM) across 5 of the region's towns this August. 4-Room flats were the most actively traded this month. The rental market moved 670 leases over the same window.

-0.2%
PSF MoM
604
Resale Txns
5
Towns Active

Verified as of 30 Sep 2026 · Resale data through August 2026 · Rental data through August 2026

01Region Context

North-East resale PSF held steady to $636 in August 2026 (-0.2% MoM), against Singapore's island-wide median of $601.

$576$617$657MayJunJulAug$636 ↓0.2%North-EastOther Regions (avg)SG-Wide
Region Median PSF Txns
Central $762 475
East $608 463
North $540 436
North-East (this) $636 604
West $548 543

URA HDB Resale Price Index (Singapore-wide — no per-region breakdown is published): 202.8 (2026-Q2), -0.1% YoY.

This month's 604 transactions represent 0.25% of the region's 244,431 total HDB dwelling units.

02Resale Market

By Flat Type

Flat Type Txns Median PSF Basis
2-Room 21 $788 This month
3-Room 95 $615 This month
4-Room 298 $645 This month
5-Room 154 $607 This month
Executive 36 $604 This month

Top PSF by Flat Type

The single highest-PSF transaction in each flat type, region-wide, this month.

Flat Type Town PSF Price
2-Room Punggol $949 $388,000
3-Room Ang Mo Kio $988 $722,888
4-Room Ang Mo Kio $1,131 $1,168,888
5-Room Ang Mo Kio $1,081 $1,315,000
Executive Serangoon $776 $1,168,888

Town Rankings by Flat Type

Which town leads each flat type this month — by top price, and separately by transaction volume (often not the same town).

Flat Type Top PSF Most Active Town
2-Room Punggol — $949 psf Sengkang (11 txns)
3-Room Ang Mo Kio — $988 psf Ang Mo Kio (44 txns)
4-Room Ang Mo Kio — $1,131 psf Punggol (109 txns)
5-Room Ang Mo Kio — $1,081 psf Sengkang (61 txns)
Executive Serangoon — $776 psf Hougang (14 txns)

Full town-by-town breakdown per flat type:

Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Punggol $854 8 +2.9%
2 Sengkang $787 11 +4.8%
3 Ang Mo Kio $610 2 -2.4%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Sengkang 11 $787 +4.8%
2 Punggol 8 $854 +2.9%
3 Ang Mo Kio 2 $610 -2.4%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Sengkang $745 7 +1.4%
2 Punggol $738 20 -2.4%
3 Hougang $653 15 +8.8%
4 Serangoon $646 9 -0.9%
5 Ang Mo Kio $557 44 +0.0%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Ang Mo Kio 44 $557 +0.0%
2 Punggol 20 $738 -2.4%
3 Hougang 15 $653 +8.8%
4 Serangoon 9 $646 -0.9%
5 Sengkang 7 $745 +1.4%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Punggol $675 109 -1.2%
2 Serangoon $653 21 -1.5%
3 Sengkang $649 83 +3.7%
4 Hougang $568 70 -3.7%
5 Ang Mo Kio $566 15 -12.0%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Punggol 109 $675 -1.2%
2 Sengkang 83 $649 +3.7%
3 Hougang 70 $568 -3.7%
4 Serangoon 21 $653 -1.5%
5 Ang Mo Kio 15 $566 -12.0%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Ang Mo Kio $819 9 -5.5%
2 Punggol $636 50 -0.8%
3 Hougang $615 29 +0.0%
4 Serangoon $607 5 -7.9%
5 Sengkang $557 61 -3.6%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Sengkang 61 $557 -3.6%
2 Punggol 50 $636 -0.8%
3 Hougang 29 $615 +0.0%
4 Ang Mo Kio 9 $819 -5.5%
5 Serangoon 5 $607 -7.9%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Serangoon $718 4 +3.3%
2 Hougang $615 14 +0.5%
3 Ang Mo Kio $602 1 -3.2%
4 Sengkang $582 12 -2.8%
5 Punggol $581 5 +5.3%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Hougang 14 $615 +0.5%
2 Sengkang 12 $582 -2.8%
3 Punggol 5 $581 +5.3%
4 Serangoon 4 $718 +3.3%
5 Ang Mo Kio 1 $602 -3.2%

Most Active Blocks/Streets

Block/Street Txns Median PSF
421C NORTHSHORE DR 5 $854
419C NORTHSHORE DR 3 $900
456B SENGKANG WEST RD 3 $875
456A SENGKANG WEST RD 3 $745
419B NORTHSHORE DR 3 $751

Top Transactions This Month

Town Flat Type PSF Price
Ang Mo Kio 5-Room $1,081 $1,315,000
Ang Mo Kio 5-Room $1,052 $1,280,000
Ang Mo Kio 5-Room $1,050 $1,277,000
Hougang Executive $761 $1,228,000
Serangoon Executive $764 $1,200,000
03Town League Table

Every town with North-East resale activity this month. Click through for the full Town Pulse.

Rank Town Median PSF Txns
1 Punggol $680 192
2 Serangoon $646 39
3 Sengkang $629 174
4 Hougang $592 128
5 Ang Mo Kio $567 71
Rank Town Txns Median PSF
1 Punggol 192 $680
2 Sengkang 174 $629
3 Hougang 128 $592
4 Ang Mo Kio 71 $567
5 Serangoon 39 $646
04Rental Market

By Flat Type

2-Room$2,400/mo25 leases
3-Room$2,800/mo189 leases
4-Room$3,300/mo264 leases
5-Room$3,375/mo172 leases
Executive$3,600/mo20 leases
0150300AprMayJunJulAug2-Room3-Room4-Room5-RoomExecutive

Lease count trend by flat type — whether demand for each size is rising or falling, not just this month's snapshot.

HDB rental transactions are not published with floor area, so rent is reported here as median $/month, not $/sqft.

05Lease Decay Comparison

Median resale PSF by remaining lease band, North-East vs Singapore-wide, over the trailing 4 months (a single month is too thin at most flat-type × lease-band combinations to report reliably).

$73990+$72480-89$57870-79$60460-69$594under-60
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $819 $805 +1.7% 68
80-89 $763 $751 +1.5% 27
under-60 $655 $631 +3.7% 7
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $753 $840 -10.4% 55
80-89 $747 $749 -0.2% 90
60-69 $605 $570 +6.1% 16
under-60 $570 $555 +2.7% 239
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $703 $733 -4.1% 230
80-89 $669 $684 -2.2% 425
70-79 $578 $563 +2.7% 190
60-69 $574 $536 +7.1% 68
under-60 $554 $540 +2.5% 163
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $726 $692 +4.8% 110
80-89 $700 $697 +0.4% 116
70-79 $548 $536 +2.2% 282
60-69 $602 $546 +10.2% 45
under-60 $594 $551 +7.8% 45
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
70-79 $594 $576 +3.1% 67
60-69 $672 $592 +13.6% 30
under-60 $603 $593 +1.6% 24
06Ron's Read
Ron's Read

North-East HDB resale PSF held steady to $636 (-0.2% MoM) on 604 transactions in August 2026. Punggol led the region at $680 psf (192 txns).

By flat type: 2-Room at $788 psf (21 txns), 3-Room at $615 psf (95 txns), 4-Room at $645 psf (298 txns), 5-Room at $607 psf (154 txns), Executive at $604 psf (36 txns). This month's top print was a 4-Room flat in Ang Mo Kio, trading at $1,131 psf. 2-room improving fastest mom, 3-room and executive declining.

On the rental side, North-East rents climbed to a median $3,200/month across 670 leases. By flat type: 2-Room at $2,400/mo (25 leases), 3-Room at $2,800/mo (189 leases), 4-Room at $3,300/mo (264 leases), 5-Room at $3,375/mo (172 leases), Executive at $3,600/mo (20 leases).

This month's 604 transactions represent 0.25% of the region's 244,431 total HDB dwelling units. URA's HDB Resale Price Index (Singapore-wide, no per-region breakdown published) is down 0.1% year-on-year as of 2026-Q2.

07What It Means
What does this data mean for you?
Typical Entry Price
$398,890
vs Island Wide PSF
+31.2%
Est. Gross Yield
~7.2%

Rising (+3.0% MoM) — expect less room to negotiate on entry price.

Estimate only, based on a 506 sqft typical unit (this flat type's own median floor area) and this month's region-wide rental median. Not a guaranteed return.

Full town-by-town 2-Room breakdown — Town Rankings by Flat Type in section 02 above.

Typical Entry Price
$450,000
vs Island Wide PSF
+2.3%
Est. Gross Yield
~7.5%

Softening (-2.2% MoM) — a reasonable window to negotiate on entry price.

Estimate only, based on a 732 sqft typical unit (this flat type's own median floor area) and this month's region-wide rental median. Not a guaranteed return.

Full town-by-town 3-Room breakdown — Town Rankings by Flat Type in section 02 above.

Typical Entry Price
$645,948
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.4%
Est. Gross Yield
~6.1%

Flat — sentiment isn't driving this flat type right now; anchor to recent comparables.

Estimate only, based on a 1,001 sqft typical unit (this flat type's own median floor area) and this month's region-wide rental median. Not a guaranteed return.

Full town-by-town 4-Room breakdown — Town Rankings by Flat Type in section 02 above.

Typical Entry Price
$732,352
vs Island Wide PSF
+1.1%
Est. Gross Yield
~5.5%

Flat — sentiment isn't driving this flat type right now; anchor to recent comparables.

Estimate only, based on a 1,206 sqft typical unit (this flat type's own median floor area) and this month's region-wide rental median. Not a guaranteed return.

Full town-by-town 5-Room breakdown — Town Rankings by Flat Type in section 02 above.

Typical Entry Price
$910,489
vs Island Wide PSF
+0.5%
Est. Gross Yield
~4.7%

Softening (-2.8% MoM) — a reasonable window to negotiate on entry price.

Estimate only, based on a 1,507 sqft typical unit (this flat type's own median floor area) and this month's region-wide rental median. Not a guaranteed return.

Full town-by-town Executive breakdown — Town Rankings by Flat Type in section 02 above.

Est. Exit PSF
$788
vs Island Wide PSF
+31.2%
Txns This Month
21

Sellers have leverage this month (+3.0% MoM) — a reasonable window to list.

Rental demand context: 25 leases this month, rent +4.3% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$615
vs Island Wide PSF
+2.3%
Txns This Month
95

Momentum has cooled (-2.2% MoM) — if you're not under time pressure, holding may be the better play.

Rental demand context: 189 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$645
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.4%
Txns This Month
298

Flat momentum — price to the comparables above rather than timing the market.

Rental demand context: 264 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$607
vs Island Wide PSF
+1.1%
Txns This Month
154

Flat momentum — price to the comparables above rather than timing the market.

Rental demand context: 172 leases this month, rent +2.3% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$604
vs Island Wide PSF
+0.5%
Txns This Month
36

Momentum has cooled (-2.8% MoM) — if you're not under time pressure, holding may be the better play.

Rental demand context: 20 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Verdict: Rising.

Flat Type Leases Median Rent MoM Trend
2-Room 25 $2,400/mo +4.3%
3-Room 189 $2,800/mo +0.0%
4-Room 264 $3,300/mo +0.0%
5-Room 172 $3,375/mo +2.3%
Executive 20 $3,600/mo +0.0%