Blk 18 Taman Ho Swee
Completed 1963 · 9 storeys · 79 flats · 42 years 06 months remaining · 10 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
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 | $1,850/mo | $1,850–$1,850 | $2,450/mo | - | 1 |
| 3-ROOM | $2,650/mo | $2,000–$2,800 | $3,000/mo | - | 6 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 10
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $320,000 | $551 | 42y 06m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $338,000 | $582 | 42y 10m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $338,000 | $582 | 43y 02m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $342,000 | $588 | 46y 05m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $299,998 | $516 | 47y 03m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $240,000 | $413 | 48y 05m |
| Apr 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $308,000 | $434 | 49y 09m |
| Feb 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $295,000 | $508 | 50y 11m |
| Jan 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $310,000 | $533 | 51y |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $405,000 | $697 | 51y 08m |
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 $21k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
3-room median $15k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1962 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
3-room median $5k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1962 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.