Blk 17 Tiong Bahru Rd
Completed 1949 · 4 storeys · 32 flats · 46 years 03 months remaining · 8 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
4 storeys · completed 1949
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2012 - 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 | $4,700/mo | $4,700–$4,700 | $3,000/mo | - | 1 |
| 4-ROOM | $4,200/mo | $4,200–$4,200 | $3,900/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 8
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $1,010,000 | $853 | 46y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $800,000 | $845 | 46y 10m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $675,000 | $713 | 47y 05m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $820,000 | $693 | 48y 05m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $650,888 | $806 | 48y 09m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $680,888 | $719 | 50y 07m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 93 | $700,000 | $699 | 52y 01m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $565,000 | $596 | 53y 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.
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 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1937 · 12 fewer lease years than this block
built 1949 · same generation
built 1938 · 11 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 6.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.