Blk 2 Jln Bt Ho Swee
Completed 1962 · 10 storeys · 120 flats · 44 years 03 months remaining · 17 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1962
What the record shows
A 2-room here sold for $268,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $231,600 in 2020 - a gain of $36,400 - about $17 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2010 - 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 | $2,350/mo | $1,500–$2,600 | $2,450/mo | - | 10 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 17
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 34 | $268,000 | $732 | 44y 03m |
| Apr 2024 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 34 | $269,000 | $735 | 46y 05m |
| Apr 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 34 | $270,000 | $738 | 47y 03m |
| Mar 2023 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 34 | $255,000 | $697 | 47y 04m |
| Aug 2022 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 34 | $248,000 | $678 | 48y |
| Apr 2022 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 35 | $245,000 | $650 | 48y 04m |
| Jan 2022 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 34 | $235,000 | $642 | 48y 07m |
| Nov 2021 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 34 | $273,000 | $746 | 48y 09m |
| Jan 2021 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 35 | $210,000 | $557 | 49y 07m |
| Dec 2020 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 34 | $195,000 | $533 | 49y 08m |
| Jan 2020 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 35 | $205,000 | $544 | 50y 06m |
| Oct 2019 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 34 | $205,000 | $560 | 50y 09m |
| Jun 2018 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 34 | $210,000 | $574 | 52y 02m |
| May 2018 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 34 | $205,000 | $560 | 52y 02m |
| Jan 2018 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 34 | $208,000 | $568 | 52y 06m |
| Apr 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 34 | $205,000 | $560 | 53y 03m |
| Jan 2017 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 34 | $230,000 | $628 | 53y 06m |
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 1962 · same generation
built 1962 · same generation
built 1962 · same generation
built 2003 · 34 more lease years than this block
built 1963 · same generation
built 2003 · 34 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.