Blk 12 Taman Ho Swee
Completed 1963 · 9 storeys · 79 flats · 42 years 09 months remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
9 storeys · completed 1963
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $368,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $268,600 in 2020 - a gain of $99,400 - about $45 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2009 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bukit Merah over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 39% below their younger neighbours' PSF (907 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 | Bukit Merah median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $2,700–$3,200 | $3,000/mo | - | 3 |
| 4-ROOM | $5,000/mo | $5,000–$5,000 | $3,900/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $368,000 | $633 | 42y 09m |
| May 2026 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 49 | $280,000 | $531 | 42y 09m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $375,000 | $528 | 43y 01m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $366,000 | $630 | 43y 07m |
| Jul 2024 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 49 | $315,888 | $599 | 44y 07m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $310,000 | $533 | 44y 09m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $305,000 | $525 | 45y |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $310,000 | $533 | 46y 05m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $358,000 | $504 | 46y 06m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $300,000 | $516 | 47y 02m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $258,000 | $444 | 47y 06m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $290,000 | $499 | 48y 04m |
| Sept 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $265,000 | $456 | 48y 04m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $230,000 | $396 | 48y 06m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $245,000 | $422 | 48y 08m |
| Apr 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $267,000 | $459 | 48y 10m |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $275,000 | $473 | 49y 08m |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $300,000 | $516 | 49y 07m |
| Oct 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $290,000 | $499 | 50y 03m |
| Apr 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $288,000 | $495 | 50y 09m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $312,000 | $537 | 51y 08m |
Who lives in Bukit Merah
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 1962 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
built 1982 · 13 more lease years than this block
built 1982 · 13 more lease years than this block
3-room median $35k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1999 · 31 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.