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HDB Resale Price Index

HDB price trends

HDB Resale Price Index DOUBLED from 2007 to 2013, dropped 10% to 2015 then stabilized until 2020 when COVID-19 pandemic triggered another bubble.

The charts show price evolution for each town. Click towns on right side to highlight lines.

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Condo map

Map of private properties

An original project “Made by Teoalida” displaying data from PropertyGuru on an interactive map. Click condo pins on map to see details about each property such as address, completion year, tenure, number of units, developer, etc. You can also apply filters to display on map only HDB blocks that meet certain criteria.

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HDB dwelling units

HDB statistics, facts & figures

– Number of dwelling units by town and flat type, table and chart
– Number of dwelling units by town and year 1990-present, table and chart
– Number of dwelling units by flat type and year 1990-present, table and chart
– Statistics for calculation of the average flat size along history
– HDB achievements since 1960
– Resale market statistics

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HDB flat size analysis

HDB flats size 1960-2010 analysis: are the flats shrinking?

Ministry of National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, said in 2012 that HDB flats have been the same size for last 15 years and are not shrinking. This article has been copied on numerous blogs.

As you can see in the following chat, the 4-room flats leased in 2000 were 90 sqm and 4-room flats launched in 2012 (TOP 2016) are the same 90 sqm, so he is not lying, instead he is masking the shrinking that occurred 15-20 years ago, also he does not take in consideration that the 4-room flat was the smallest flat type in 2000, while today it is the average flat type.

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HDB Annual Report

HDB Annual Reports 1927-present

I transcribed the tables in Annual Reports 1990-2017 into Excel (New Towns under development and Dwelling units under management by town and flat type). I can go further and do the same for 1960-1989 tables, also transcribe in Word all the Annual Reports if there is sufficient demand.

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Changelog & list of updates

Several people asked me when the page was last updated.
If today I correct a spelling error, can be considered updated today?
Last update matter less… instead, please report if I forgot to add something, or suggest what else to add, and I may update it today!

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HDB history and floor plan evolution 1930s – 2020s

This page shows floor plans of ~100 most common HDB flat types and most representative layouts, from 1930s SIT flats to present BTO flats.

Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bishan, Bukit Batok, Bukit Merah, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Central Area, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Geylang, Hougang, Jurong East, Jurong West, Kallang/Whampoa, Marine Parade, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Queenstown, Sembawang, Sengkang, Serangoon, Tampines, Tengah, Toa Payoh, Woodlands, Yishun.

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