Blk 161 Bishan St 13
Completed 1987 · 22 storeys · 98 flats · 61 years 01 month remaining · 23 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bishan: $12,500/mo (highest quartile island-wide)
22 storeys · completed 1987
What the record shows
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 15 up have sold for a median of $1,038,000 - $108,056 more than floors 7 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2027 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers. In Bishan over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 0% above their younger neighbours' PSF (213 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.
| Type | Block median | Range | Bishan median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,100 | $4,000/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bishan · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 23
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $908,888 | $698 | 61y 01m |
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $978,000 | $751 | 61y 02m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 128 | $1,100,000 | $798 | 62y 03m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 121 | $990,000 | $760 | 63y 01m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 131 | $1,086,000 | $770 | 63y 01m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 131 | $951,000 | $674 | 63y 02m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 121 | $962,000 | $739 | 63y 07m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $665,000 | $594 | 63y 07m |
| Nov 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $777,000 | $694 | 63y 09m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $860,000 | $660 | 64y 10m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $780,000 | $599 | 66y 01m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $760,000 | $584 | 66y 02m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 131 | $788,000 | $559 | 67y 07m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $690,000 | $505 | 67y 09m |
| Sept 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 121 | $735,000 | $564 | 67y 10m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 131 | $820,000 | $582 | 68y 11m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 131 | $828,000 | $587 | 69y 03m |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $718,000 | $551 | 69y 04m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 127 | $760,000 | $556 | 70y |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $695,000 | $534 | 70y 01m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 70y 01m |
| Mar 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 121 | $725,000 | $557 | 70y 04m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $685,000 | $526 | 70y 05m |
Who lives in Bishan
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 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
5-room median $22k below this block · 3 vs 5 sales
5-room median $40k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.