Blk 16 Taman Ho Swee
Completed 1963 · 9 storeys · 78 flats · 43 years 01 month remaining · 19 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 $405,000 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $278,250 in 2021 - a gain of $126,750 - about $69 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 6 up have sold for a median of $358,000 - $18,000 more than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ROOM | $2,200/mo | $2,200–$2,200 | $2,450/mo | - | 1 |
| 3-ROOM | $2,550/mo | $2,200–$3,000 | $3,000/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $405,000 | $570 | 43y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $360,000 | $619 | 43y 11m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $358,000 | $616 | 44y 01m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $340,000 | $585 | 44y 03m |
| Nov 2024 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 49 | $325,000 | $616 | 44y 04m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $348,888 | $600 | 44y 08m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $325,000 | $559 | 45y 11m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $320,000 | $551 | 46y 04m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $230,000 | $396 | 46y 11m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $275,000 | $473 | 46y 10m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $345,000 | $486 | 48y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $263,000 | $452 | 48y 01m |
| Sept 2020 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 49 | $210,000 | $398 | 48y 04m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $315,000 | $542 | 49y 08m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $275,000 | $473 | 50y |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $308,800 | $531 | 50y 07m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $310,000 | $533 | 51y 06m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $346,000 | $595 | 51y 06m |
| Jan 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $300,000 | $516 | 52y 01m |
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.
3-room median $36k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
3-room median $21k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
built 1963 · same generation
built 1962 · same generation
3-room median $26k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
built 1962 · same generation
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.