Blk 136 Jln Bt Merah
Completed 1974 · 10 storeys · 88 flats · 48 years 10 months remaining · 15 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1974
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $320,000 in Jul 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $266,000 in 2020 - a gain of $54,000 - about $25 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2014 - 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 | $3,050/mo | $2,900–$3,200 | $3,000/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 15
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $320,000 | $504 | 48y 10m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $351,000 | $466 | 49y 02m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $365,000 | $575 | 51y 01m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $290,000 | $385 | 53y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $268,000 | $422 | 53y 04m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $240,000 | $378 | 54y 01m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $270,000 | $425 | 54y 02m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $245,000 | $386 | 54y 06m |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $320,000 | $425 | 54y 08m |
| Apr 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $290,000 | $457 | 55y 02m |
| Dec 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $260,000 | $409 | 55y 06m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $295,000 | $392 | 55y 08m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $250,000 | $394 | 55y 10m |
| Jan 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $300,000 | $472 | 56y 05m |
| Nov 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $300,000 | $472 | 56y 07m |
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 1978 · same generation
built 2000 · 27 more lease years than this block
built 1975 · same generation
built 2000 · 27 more lease years than this block
built 2001 · 27 more lease years than this block
built 1984 · 10 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.