Blk 20 Tiong Bahru Rd
Completed 1949 · 4 storeys · 16 flats · 47 years 07 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 | $4,800/mo | $4,800–$4,800 | $3,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $800,000 | $845 | 47y 07m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $720,000 | $892 | 47y 08m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $641,888 | $678 | 48y 04m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $567,000 | $599 | 50y 10m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $585,000 | $618 | 52y |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $580,000 | $612 | 52y |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $652,000 | $688 | 52y 11m |
| Nov 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $600,000 | $743 | 54y 02m |
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 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 2003 · 32 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.