HDB Towns With the Longest Remaining Lease
HDB towns ranked by the median remaining lease of recently sold 4-room flats — the newest heartlands first.
| # | Town | Median lease | Liveability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punggol | 86 yrs | 66 |
| 2 | Outram | 84 yrs | 82 |
| 3 | Sengkang | 82 yrs | 71 |
| 4 | Sembawang | 79 yrs | 65 |
| 5 | Toa Payoh | 79 yrs | 73 |
| 6 | Bukit Panjang | 77 yrs | 70 |
| 7 | Queenstown | 76 yrs | 78 |
| 8 | Bukit Merah | 75 yrs | 78 |
| 9 | Jurong West | 74 yrs | 71 |
| 10 | Choa Chu Kang | 71 yrs | 69 |
| 11 | Geylang | 70 yrs | 81 |
| 12 | Hougang | 70 yrs | 66 |
Ranked by the town-median remaining lease (years) on recent 4-room resale transactions. Figures are the town median of each block's latest HDB resale transactions (data.gov.sg), using 4 room flats as the reference type; towns with too few recent sales are omitted. Snapshot 2026-11.
How to use this
A town’s figure summarises the typical block, but individual blocks vary — check the specific block before you commit. Open a town’s Living in… guide for its full picture, weigh remaining lease against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.