Blk 129 Kim Tian Rd
Completed 1975 · 16 storeys · 113 flats · 50 years 04 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
16 storeys · completed 1975 · shops below
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $545,000 in Oct 2024. The same flat type in this block averaged $492,400 in 2021 - a gain of $52,600 - about $29 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $540,000 - $31,000 more than floors 5 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2015 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $3,200–$3,900 | $3,900/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · 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 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $545,000 | $575 | 50y 04m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $555,000 | $586 | 50y 07m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $510,000 | $538 | 50y 11m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $548,000 | $579 | 51y 08m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 88 | $535,000 | $565 | 51y 10m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $535,000 | $565 | 52y |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $518,000 | $547 | 52y 04m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 88 | $545,000 | $575 | 52y 03m |
| Oct 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $508,000 | $536 | 52y 04m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $530,688 | $560 | 52y 06m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $512,000 | $541 | 52y 08m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $485,000 | $512 | 53y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $475,000 | $501 | 53y 05m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 88 | $485,000 | $512 | 53y 08m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $505,000 | $533 | 53y 09m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 88 | $495,000 | $523 | 54y 08m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $385,000 | $406 | 54y 11m |
| Jun 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $528,000 | $557 | 55y 07m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $428,000 | $452 | 56y |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 88 | $475,000 | $501 | 56y 02m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 88 | $435,000 | $459 | 56y 03m |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $460,000 | $486 | 57y 08m |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $533,000 | $563 | 57y 08m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $550,000 | $581 | 58y |
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.
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.
built 1974 · same generation
built 2000 · 26 more lease years than this block
built 2000 · 26 more lease years than this block
built 1975 · same generation
built 2011 · 37 more lease years than this block
built 2011 · 37 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.