HDB block scorecard · rubric v0.3
Blk 830 Hougang Ctrl
HDB block scorecard · Hougang · 17 resales 2017-05–2024-10
Carried by realized price trend (4.0/5); capped by transaction liquidity (1.0/5).
Best for: Buyers backing a block that has out-appreciated its town.
the headline rubric: price, trend, liquidity, location, lease
74th pctile in Hougang · 68th pctile of all 8842 blocks islandwide
+7.2%/yr realized · 3 resales/36mo · ~65yr lease left
The rubric
How we rate →Price vs Town Peers
20%computed2.0/5618
$618 median psf = 74th pctile of 500 rated Hougang blocks (cheaper=better)
Realized Price Trend
20%computed4.0/5+7.2%/yr
block trend +7.2%/yr = 68th pctile of 8622 blocks (first-12mo vs last-12mo, annualized)
Transaction Liquidity
15%computed1.0/53 resales / 36mo
3yr resale volume; block med ~7 — single-block markets are thin
Location & Connectivity
15%computed4.0/54.0min walk to Hougang
4.0min to HOUGANG MRT STATION Exit C (straight-line x1.35 detour @80m/min), 17 bus stops <=400m
Lease Runway
15%computed3.0/5~65yr left
~65yr remaining (99yr grant); block universe med ~66yr; CPF/loan limits tighten as runway shrinks
Flat Mix
5%partial3.5/5100% 4RM+, avg 110sqm
share of 4-room-and-larger resales (family stock holds demand) — proxy
Sentiment Signal
10%manual · awaiting data3.0/5Awaiting data — neutral placeholder. manual aggregated overlay (Tier3 fragile layer)
Strongest: Realized Price Trend · Weakest: Transaction Liquidity. Each category is scored 0–5 against public anchors, multiplied by its weight and scaled to 100.
Key facts
- Median resale psf
- $618 psf
- Resales (36 mo)
- 3
- Town
- Hougang
- Remaining lease
- ~65yr
- Avg flat size
- 110 sqm
- Nearest MRT
- Hougang · 4.0 min walk
- Data through
- Oct 2024
Data coverage
88%88% of this rating’s weight is measured from data. The rest is a clearly-labelled placeholder or estimate — never silently blended in.
- computed
- — fully measured from source data (full coverage credit)
- partial
- — real but proxy signal (half credit)
- inferred
- — estimate, dampened toward neutral (no credit)
- manual
- — neutral 3.0 placeholder awaiting data (no credit)
Map
Price history
median $psf by monthMedian resale $psf per month for this single block, from HDB resale registrations. A block trades thinly, so the series is sparse — the line breaks across months with no recorded resale rather than bridging the gap.
- median resale $psf
- transactions / month
- trend extrapolation — not a forecast