Blk 172 Bt Batok West Ave 8
Completed 1984 · 25 storeys · 144 flats · 58 years 04 months remaining · 31 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Batok: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1984
What the record shows
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 | $3,100/mo | $3,100–$3,100 | $3,300/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,300–$3,500 | $3,600/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 13 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 103 | $555,000 | $501 | 58y 04m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 103 | $550,000 | $496 | 58y 06m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 134 | $850,000 | $589 | 58y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 103 | $555,000 | $501 | 59y |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $555,000 | $501 | 59y |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 139 | $770,000 | $515 | 59y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 103 | $542,000 | $489 | 59y 10m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $505,500 | $456 | 60y |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 103 | $520,000 | $469 | 60y |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 134 | $660,000 | $458 | 60y 03m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $488,000 | $440 | 60y 05m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $620,000 | $417 | 61y 08m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 139 | $575,000 | $384 | 61y 11m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 139 | $515,000 | $344 | 63y 09m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $402,888 | $363 | 64y 03m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $375,000 | $338 | 64y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 134 | $540,000 | $374 | 64y 04m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 134 | $490,000 | $340 | 64y 05m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 103 | $395,000 | $356 | 64y 06m |
| Aug 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 138 | $526,000 | $354 | 64y 09m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $388,888 | $351 | 64y 10m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 103 | $388,000 | $350 | 65y 07m |
| Oct 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 139 | $508,000 | $340 | 65y 07m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $385,000 | $347 | 65y 07m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $365,000 | $329 | 65y 10m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 103 | $400,000 | $361 | 65y 10m |
| Jan 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 134 | $510,000 | $354 | 66y 04m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 139 | $530,000 | $354 | 66y 07m |
| Sept 2017 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 103 | $420,000 | $379 | 66y 08m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 134 | $542,000 | $376 | 66y 09m |
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 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.