Blk 53 Chai Chee St
Completed 1980 · 14 storeys · 104 flats · 53 years 11 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bedok: $9,500/mo
14 storeys · completed 1980
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $626,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $484,667 in 2020 - a gain of $141,333 - about $65 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $660,000 - $120,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2020 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bedok over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 22% below their younger neighbours' PSF (1,756 sales).
Across Bedok, roughly 940 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
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.
| Type | Block median | Range | Bedok median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,400–$3,400 | $3,650/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bedok · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $626,000 | $481 | 53y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $660,000 | $507 | 54y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $695,000 | $534 | 54y 11m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $658,000 | $505 | 55y 09m |
| Apr 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $560,000 | $430 | 56y 03m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $630,000 | $484 | 56y 04m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 98 | $488,000 | $463 | 56y 11m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $540,000 | $415 | 57y 01m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 98 | $468,000 | $444 | 57y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $498,000 | $382 | 58y 10m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $480,000 | $369 | 59y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $476,000 | $365 | 59y 08m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $506,000 | $389 | 61y 05m |
| Nov 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $495,000 | $380 | 61y 07m |
| Oct 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $488,000 | $375 | 61y 08m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $482,000 | $370 | 62y 04m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $490,000 | $376 | 62y 08m |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $480,000 | $369 | 62y 10m |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $475,000 | $365 | 62y 10m |
Who lives in Bedok
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
built 1976 · same generation
5-room median $51k above this block · 4 vs 4 sales
built 1983 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.