Blk 38 Jln Rumah Tinggi
Completed 1995 · 22 storeys · 105 flats · 70 years remaining · 31 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
22 storeys · completed 1995
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $790,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $650,500 in 2020 - a gain of $139,500 - about $64 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 15 up have sold for a median of $792,888 - $127,888 more than floors 7 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2036 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,900/mo | $3,900–$3,900 | $3,900/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 17 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $790,000 | $734 | 70y |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 100 | $792,888 | $737 | 70y 11m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $818,000 | $760 | 71y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $830,000 | $771 | 71y 03m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 99 | $760,000 | $713 | 71y 09m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 99 | $768,000 | $721 | 71y 09m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $880,000 | $818 | 71y 11m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 100 | $795,888 | $739 | 72y 04m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $800,000 | $743 | 72y 05m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $650,000 | $604 | 72y 03m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $640,000 | $595 | 72y 11m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $724,000 | $673 | 72y 10m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $670,000 | $622 | 73y 05m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 100 | $708,000 | $658 | 74y 03m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $630,000 | $585 | 74y 02m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 99 | $665,000 | $624 | 74y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 99 | $650,000 | $610 | 75y |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $620,000 | $576 | 75y 03m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 99 | $630,000 | $591 | 75y 11m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $590,000 | $548 | 76y 03m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $600,000 | $557 | 76y 03m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $615,000 | $571 | 76y 08m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 99 | $640,000 | $601 | 76y 11m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $540,000 | $502 | 77y 02m |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 100 | $616,000 | $572 | 77y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $575,000 | $534 | 77y 10m |
| Mar 2018 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 99 | $618,000 | $580 | 78y 04m |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $634,000 | $589 | 79y 01m |
| Feb 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 99 | $585,000 | $549 | 79y 04m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $585,000 | $543 | 79y 05m |
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.
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 1995 · same generation
4-room median $22k above this block · 6 vs 7 sales
built 1963 · 28 fewer lease years than this block
built 1998 · same generation
built 1997 · same generation
built 1986 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.