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Bukit Merah · HDB · S162012

Blk 12 Taman Ho Swee

Completed 1963 · 9 storeys · 79 flats · 42 years 09 months remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)

2 room
$297,944
2 sold · $280,000$315,888
$565 psf
3 room
$368,000
3 sold · $366,000$375,000
$630 psf
Vs Bukit Merah
-23.8%
block PSF vs town median · last sale May 2026
3D →
Taman Ho Swee, Bukit Merah · 1 km P1 ring · mrt · school · food · park · mall · health · zones: parks, commercial, reserve — hover
Flat mix · 79 homes
2-room
9 · 11%
3-room
67 · 85%
4-room
2 · 3%
Rental
1 · 1%

9 storeys · completed 1963

What the record shows

The last seller’s gain

A 3-room here sold for $368,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $268,600 in 2020 a gain of $99,400 — about $45 a day while the owner slept.

The lease cliff

This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2009 — the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bukit Merah over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 38% below their younger neighbours' PSF (895 sales).

Rent check

What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months — official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.

TypeBlock medianRangeBukit Merah medianGross yieldRented
3-ROOM$3,000/mo$2,700$3,200$3,000/mo3
4-ROOM$5,000/mo$5,000$5,000$3,900/mo1

Price trend

median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here

$442$638$834201720182020202220242026

Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 21

MonthTypeStoreyArea (sqm)PricePSFLease left
May 20263 ROOM07 to 0954$368,000$63342y 09m
May 20262 ROOM07 to 0949$280,000$53142y 09m
Jan 20263 ROOM04 to 0666$375,000$52843y 01m
Jun 20253 ROOM07 to 0954$366,000$63043y 07m
Jul 20242 ROOM04 to 0649$315,888$59944y 07m
May 20243 ROOM07 to 0954$310,000$53344y 09m
Jan 20243 ROOM04 to 0654$305,000$52545y
Sept 20223 ROOM04 to 0654$310,000$53346y 05m
Aug 20223 ROOM01 to 0366$358,000$50446y 06m
Dec 20213 ROOM04 to 0654$300,000$51647y 02m
Aug 20213 ROOM04 to 0654$258,000$44447y 06m
Oct 20203 ROOM07 to 0954$290,000$49948y 04m
Sept 20203 ROOM07 to 0954$265,000$45648y 04m
Jul 20203 ROOM01 to 0354$230,000$39648y 06m
Jun 20203 ROOM04 to 0654$245,000$42248y 08m
Apr 20203 ROOM07 to 0954$267,000$45948y 10m
Jun 20193 ROOM01 to 0354$275,000$47349y 08m
Jun 20193 ROOM07 to 0954$300,000$51649y 07m
Oct 20183 ROOM01 to 0354$290,000$49950y 03m
Apr 20183 ROOM01 to 0354$288,000$49550y 09m
May 20173 ROOM04 to 0654$312,000$53751y 08m

Who lives in Bukit Merah

Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg

Residents
151,250
Median age
46 yrs
41% under 40 · getting older
Children 0–9
12,440
▼ 15% since 2015 · future P1 demand
Household size
2.7 avg
Homes
89% HDB
9% condo · 0% landed
Degree holders
32%
residents 15+
Commute
63% transit
17% drive
45 min+ to work
16%

The neighbourhood

What sits around this address — distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.

MRT
Havelock TE16 · 128m — weekday mornings, riders head to Orchard, Maxwell, Harbourfront (LTA)
P1 ring
River Valley Primary School 792m · Phase 2C 1.0× · Afterschool @ River Valley Primary School 792m · Zhangde Primary School 858m · Phase 2C 0.9× — inside the 1km priority ring; Phase 2C demand is last year’s applicants ÷ vacancies (MOE)
Secondary
Outram Secondary School · 504m
Food
Tiong Bahru Market · 341m5 hawker centres within 1km
Green
Ganges Ave Os · 338m5 parks within 1km
Mall
Concorde Shopping Centre · 199m
Health
Singapore General Hospital (hospital) · 954m

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Data: HDB resale transactions via data.gov.sg (updated weekly), OneMap. Prices are the official resale record — not estimates, not listings.
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