Blk 161 Bt Merah Ctrl
Completed 1980 · 4 storeys · 57 flats · 54 years 03 months remaining · 6 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
4 storeys · completed 1980 · shops below
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2019 - 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 | $3,025/mo | $2,950–$3,100 | $3,000/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 6
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $410,000 | $560 | 54y 03m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $416,666 | $569 | 55y 04m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $393,000 | $537 | 56y 05m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $383,000 | $523 | 57y 09m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $361,000 | $493 | 59y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $340,000 | $465 | 61y |
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 1968 · same generation
built 1968 · same generation
built 1980 · same generation
built 1980 · same generation
built 1968 · same generation
built 1972 · 8 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.