Blk 238 Bt Batok East Ave 5
Completed 1984 · 13 storeys · 173 flats · 59 years 05 months remaining · 39 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Batok: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
13 storeys · completed 1984
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $400,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $332,667 in 2022 - a gain of $67,333 - about $46 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $405,000 - $55,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2025 - 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,700/mo | $2,000–$3,050 | $2,700/mo | - | 8 |
| 4-ROOM | $2,800/mo | $2,500–$3,100 | $3,300/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 · 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $400,000 | $555 | 59y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 69 | $435,000 | $586 | 60y 01m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 69 | $410,000 | $552 | 60y 03m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 99 | $552,000 | $518 | 60y 07m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $432,000 | $599 | 60y 09m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $438,000 | $590 | 60y 10m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 99 | $515,000 | $483 | 61y |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $410,000 | $569 | 61y 03m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $445,000 | $454 | 61y 06m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 67 | $405,000 | $562 | 61y 07m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $371,000 | $514 | 61y 11m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $372,000 | $516 | 62y |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 67 | $415,000 | $575 | 62y 02m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $370,000 | $513 | 62y 09m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 69 | $367,500 | $495 | 63y |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 99 | $515,000 | $483 | 63y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 99 | $455,000 | $427 | 63y 02m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $350,000 | $485 | 63y 02m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $340,000 | $471 | 63y 03m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $475,000 | $475 | 63y 04m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $335,000 | $465 | 63y 06m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $350,000 | $485 | 63y 06m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 99 | $450,000 | $422 | 63y 07m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $313,000 | $421 | 63y 07m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $388,000 | $388 | 65y 01m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 67 | $262,000 | $363 | 65y 08m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 69 | $238,000 | $320 | 65y 09m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 97 | $345,000 | $330 | 66y 06m |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $255,000 | $354 | 66y 08m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $275,000 | $381 | 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.
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.
3-room median $17k below this block · 6 vs 6 sales
3-room median $13k below this block · 5 vs 6 sales
3-room median $11k below this block · 3 vs 6 sales
built 1984 · same generation
3-room median $29k below this block · 4 vs 6 sales
built 1984 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.