Blk 140 Jln Bt Merah
Completed 1978 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 52 years remaining · 20 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1978 · shops below
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $690,000 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $600,313 in 2020 - a gain of $89,688 - about $41 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $778,000 - $120,000 more than floors 8 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2018 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,500/mo | $3,000–$4,000 | $4,200/mo | - | 2 |
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 20
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $690,000 | $539 | 52y |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 119 | $820,000 | $640 | 52y 02m |
| Sept 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 119 | $765,000 | $597 | 53y 05m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $720,000 | $562 | 54y |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $650,000 | $507 | 54y |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $778,000 | $607 | 54y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 119 | $760,000 | $593 | 54y 10m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 119 | $718,000 | $561 | 55y 06m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $658,000 | $514 | 55y 07m |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $685,000 | $535 | 55y 07m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $577,500 | $451 | 56y 01m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 119 | $650,000 | $507 | 56y 07m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $560,000 | $437 | 56y 07m |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $510,000 | $398 | 56y 09m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $665,000 | $519 | 56y 09m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 119 | $650,000 | $507 | 57y |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 119 | $505,000 | $394 | 57y 02m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 119 | $652,000 | $509 | 57y 10m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 119 | $700,000 | $546 | 60y 05m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 119 | $605,000 | $472 | 60y 04m |
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 1982 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1975 · same generation
built 2000 · 23 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.