Issue 001September 2, 2026

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

North-East HDB Pulse August 2026
Roncasa ▪ Data Pulse North-East · HDB Verified as of 1 Sep 2026 August 2026
Buying: Stable Selling: Balanced Renting: Stable
North-East Median Resale PSF
$637
+0.0% MoM
Resale Volume
474
Median Monthly Rent
$3,150
Towns In Region
5

North-East HDB resale held steady in August 2026, with 474 transactions across the region.

North-East HDB resale: price is flat (median $637 psf, +0.0% MoM), volume is declining (474 caveats, -26.4% MoM) across 5 of the region's towns this August. 4-Room flats were the most actively traded this month. The rental market moved 727 leases over the same window.

+0.0%
PSF MoM
474
Resale Txns
5
Towns Active

Verified as of 1 Sep 2026 · Resale data through August 2026 · Rental data through July 2026

01Region Context

North-East resale PSF held steady to $637 in August 2026 (+0.0% MoM), against Singapore's island-wide median of $602.

$576$617$657MayJunJulAug$637 ↑0.0%North-EastOther Regions (avg)SG-Wide
Region Median PSF Txns
Central $761 380
East $605 371
North $542 339
North-East (this) $637 474
West $546 420

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

This month's 474 transactions represent 0.19% of the region's 243,760 total HDB dwelling units.

02Resale Market

By Flat Type

Flat Type Txns Median PSF Basis
2-Room 17 $788 This month
3-Room 79 $646 This month
4-Room 234 $646 This month
5-Room 117 $608 This month
Executive 27 $615 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 (10 txns)
3-Room Ang Mo Kio — $988 psf Ang Mo Kio (36 txns)
4-Room Ang Mo Kio — $1,131 psf Punggol (83 txns)
5-Room Ang Mo Kio — $1,081 psf Sengkang (45 txns)
Executive Serangoon — $776 psf Hougang (12 txns)

Full town-by-town breakdown per flat type:

Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Punggol $788 6 -5.1%
2 Sengkang $787 10 +4.8%
3 Ang Mo Kio $610 1 -2.4%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Sengkang 10 $787 +4.8%
2 Punggol 6 $788 -5.1%
3 Ang Mo Kio 1 $610 -2.4%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Sengkang $745 7 +1.4%
2 Punggol $731 17 -3.3%
3 Serangoon $700 7 +7.4%
4 Hougang $653 12 +8.8%
5 Ang Mo Kio $559 36 +0.4%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Ang Mo Kio 36 $559 +0.4%
2 Punggol 17 $731 -3.3%
3 Hougang 12 $653 +8.8%
4 Sengkang 7 $745 +1.4%
5 Serangoon 7 $700 +7.4%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Punggol $675 83 -1.2%
2 Sengkang $650 67 +3.8%
3 Serangoon $641 17 -3.3%
4 Ang Mo Kio $606 13 -5.8%
5 Hougang $568 54 -3.7%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Punggol 83 $675 -1.2%
2 Sengkang 67 $650 +3.8%
3 Hougang 54 $568 -3.7%
4 Serangoon 17 $641 -3.3%
5 Ang Mo Kio 13 $606 -5.8%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Ang Mo Kio $819 7 -5.5%
2 Punggol $650 41 +1.4%
3 Hougang $615 20 +0.0%
4 Serangoon $607 4 -7.9%
5 Sengkang $552 45 -4.5%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Sengkang 45 $552 -4.5%
2 Punggol 41 $650 +1.4%
3 Hougang 20 $615 +0.0%
4 Ang Mo Kio 7 $819 -5.5%
5 Serangoon 4 $607 -7.9%
Rank Town Median PSF Txns MoM
1 Serangoon $764 3 +9.9%
2 Hougang $615 12 +0.5%
3 Ang Mo Kio $602 1 -3.2%
4 Sengkang $582 9 -2.8%
5 Punggol $581 2 +5.3%
Rank Town Txns Median PSF MoM
1 Hougang 12 $615 +0.5%
2 Sengkang 9 $582 -2.8%
3 Serangoon 3 $764 +9.9%
4 Punggol 2 $581 +5.3%
5 Ang Mo Kio 1 $602 -3.2%

Most Active Blocks/Streets

Block/Street Txns Median PSF
421C NORTHSHORE DR 4 $849
456B SENGKANG WEST RD 3 $875
308A PUNGGOL WALK 3 $776
355A ANCHORVALE LANE 3 $687
15 HOUGANG AVE 3 3 $459

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 $683 149
2 Serangoon $646 31
3 Sengkang $637 138
4 Hougang $601 98
5 Ang Mo Kio $567 58
Rank Town Txns Median PSF
1 Punggol 149 $683
2 Sengkang 138 $637
3 Hougang 98 $601
4 Ang Mo Kio 58 $567
5 Serangoon 31 $646
04Rental Market

By Flat Type

2-Room$2,300/mo33 leases
3-Room$2,800/mo199 leases
4-Room$3,300/mo271 leases
5-Room$3,300/mo195 leases
Executive$3,600/mo29 leases
0180361MarAprMayJunJul2-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$58070-79$60660-69$595under-60
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $812 $806 +0.7% 65
80-89 $763 $751 +1.5% 27
under-60 $658 $631 +4.3% 6
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $753 $841 -10.5% 51
80-89 $747 $747 +0.0% 90
60-69 $610 $567 +7.4% 15
under-60 $569 $555 +2.6% 228
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $702 $737 -4.8% 220
80-89 $669 $684 -2.2% 399
70-79 $580 $566 +2.6% 178
60-69 $575 $537 +7.2% 65
under-60 $551 $541 +1.8% 150
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
90+ $726 $692 +4.8% 104
80-89 $701 $698 +0.4% 109
70-79 $548 $535 +2.5% 265
60-69 $602 $547 +10.1% 41
under-60 $595 $552 +7.8% 42
Lease Band North-East Median PSF SG Median PSF vs SG N
70-79 $595 $576 +3.4% 61
60-69 $672 $592 +13.6% 28
under-60 $603 $593 +1.7% 23
06Ron's Read
Ron's Read

North-East HDB resale PSF held steady to $637 (+0.0% MoM) on 474 transactions in August 2026. Punggol led the region at $683 psf (149 txns).

By flat type: 2-Room at $788 psf (17 txns), 3-Room at $646 psf (79 txns), 4-Room at $646 psf (234 txns), 5-Room at $608 psf (117 txns), Executive at $615 psf (27 txns). This month's top print was a 4-Room flat in Ang Mo Kio, trading at $1,131 psf. 2-room and 3-room improving fastest mom.

On the rental side, North-East rents held to a median $3,150/month across 727 leases. By flat type: 2-Room at $2,300/mo (33 leases), 3-Room at $2,800/mo (199 leases), 4-Room at $3,300/mo (271 leases), 5-Room at $3,300/mo (195 leases), Executive at $3,600/mo (29 leases).

This month's 474 transactions represent 0.19% of the region's 243,760 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
+31.0%
Est. Gross Yield
~6.9%

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
$473,042
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.4%
Est. Gross Yield
~7.1%

Rising (+2.8% MoM) — expect less room 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
$646,423
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.3%
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
$733,087
vs Island Wide PSF
+1.0%
Est. Gross Yield
~5.4%

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
$926,892
vs Island Wide PSF
+2.2%
Est. Gross Yield
~4.7%

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

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
+31.0%
Txns This Month
17

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

Rental demand context: 33 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$646
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.4%
Txns This Month
79

Sellers have leverage this month (+2.8% MoM) — a reasonable window to list.

Rental demand context: 199 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$646
vs Island Wide PSF
+7.3%
Txns This Month
234

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

Rental demand context: 271 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$608
vs Island Wide PSF
+1.0%
Txns This Month
117

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

Rental demand context: 195 leases this month, rent +0.0% MoM.

Est. Exit PSF
$615
vs Island Wide PSF
+2.2%
Txns This Month
27

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

Rental demand context: 29 leases this month, rent +2.9% MoM.

Verdict: Stable.

Flat Type Leases Median Rent MoM Trend
2-Room 33 $2,300/mo +0.0%
3-Room 199 $2,800/mo +0.0%
4-Room 271 $3,300/mo +0.0%
5-Room 195 $3,300/mo +0.0%
Executive 29 $3,600/mo +2.9%