Chinatown vs Hougang Central: HDB resale prices compared
Neither Chinatown nor Hougang Central publishes no private resale median: URA lodged too few caveats over the last twelve months.
Chinatown is the dearer of the two on a like-for-like basis: S$1,190 per square foot against S$703 in Hougang Central, with each area's flat-type mix held at the national distribution, a difference of 69%. Median resale prices are S$1,350,000 in Chinatown and S$810,000 in Hougang Central, over 78 and 33 resales respectively, in each area's own window to August 2026.
Neither Chinatown nor Hougang Central publishes no private resale median: URA lodged too few caveats over the last twelve months. The other register is on each neighbourhood’s own page.
HDB resales over each area's own window.
| Measure | ChinatownMedium confidence Central $1,280median per ft² 78 resales in 12 months · median $1,350,000 | Hougang CentralLow confidence North-East $705median per ft² 33 resales in 24 months · median $810,000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median S$/ft² | $1,280 | $705 | +$575 |
| Like-for-like S$/ft² | $1,190 | $703 | +$487 |
| 4-room median price | $1,350,000 | $766,500 | +$583,500 |
| Resales | 78 | 33 | +45 |
| Median lease remaining | 84 years | 70 years | +14 years |
| Middle 60% of resales | $877–$1,400 | $621–$756 | |
| HDB flats | 3,689 | 1,069 | +2,620 |
| Resale turnover | 2.2% | 1.5% | +0.6 pts |
| By flat typeMedian S$/ft² for the flat types both areas resold, over each area's stated window. | |||
| 4-room | $1,32045 resales | $70114 resales | +$619 |
| 5-room | $1,32016 resales | $6999 resales | +$621 |
| Difference: Chinatown minus Hougang Central.Chinatown is on 12 months and Hougang Central on 24: each is its own area's shortest window clearing 30 resales, so the counts and medians are not strictly comparable. | |||
| All Chinatown prices | All Hougang Central prices |
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Is Chinatown or Hougang Central more expensive?
Chinatown is the dearer of the two on a like-for-like basis: S$1,190 per square foot against S$703 in Hougang Central, with each area's flat-type mix held at the national distribution, a difference of 69%. Median resale prices are S$1,350,000 in Chinatown and S$810,000 in Hougang Central, over 78 and 33 resales respectively, in each area's own window to August 2026.
Contains information from HDB Resale Flat Prices accessed from Data.gov.sg and made available under the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Data to August 2026.