Blk 171 Bt Batok West Ave 8
Completed 1984 · 25 storeys · 144 flats · 58 years 08 months remaining · 26 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Batok: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1984 · shops below
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $720,000 in Aug 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $554,500 in 2020 - a gain of $165,500 - about $76 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2024 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bukit Batok over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 20% below their younger neighbours' PSF (887 sales).
A 5-room on Bt Batok West Ave 8 has already fetched $888,000 - 89% of the way to a million-dollar flat.
Across Bukit Batok, roughly 1,890 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 | Bukit Batok median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,050/mo | $3,000–$3,100 | $3,300/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,300–$3,650 | $3,600/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Batok · 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 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 134 | $720,000 | $499 | 58y 08m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $505,000 | $455 | 59y |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 139 | $742,000 | $496 | 59y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 134 | $700,000 | $485 | 59y 09m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 134 | $700,000 | $485 | 59y 11m |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 134 | $700,000 | $485 | 60y |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $658,000 | $443 | 60y |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $502,000 | $453 | 60y |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $530,000 | $478 | 60y 06m |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 139 | $633,000 | $423 | 62y 02m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 134 | $558,000 | $387 | 62y 11m |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 139 | $568,000 | $380 | 63y 01m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 134 | $500,000 | $347 | 63y 03m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 103 | $400,000 | $361 | 63y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 134 | $518,000 | $359 | 63y 06m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 134 | $550,000 | $381 | 63y 08m |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 134 | $500,000 | $347 | 64y 05m |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 134 | $470,000 | $326 | 64y 05m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 134 | $500,000 | $347 | 64y 06m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 103 | $373,000 | $336 | 65y |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 139 | $490,000 | $328 | 65y |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $413,888 | $373 | 65y 04m |
| Nov 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 139 | $470,000 | $314 | 65y 06m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 134 | $500,000 | $347 | 65y 09m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 139 | $538,000 | $360 | 66y 02m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $400,000 | $361 | 66y 10m |
Who lives in Bukit Batok
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.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.