Blk 38 Kim Pong Rd
Completed 1949 · 4 storeys · 24 flats · 47 years 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 2013 - 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 | $4,450/mo | $4,100–$4,800 | $3,000/mo | - | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $800,000 | $845 | 47y |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $770,000 | $813 | 48y 07m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $800,888 | $992 | 49y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $608,000 | $753 | 51y 04m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $668,000 | $705 | 51y 06m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $610,000 | $644 | 52y 10m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $638,000 | $674 | 53y 08m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $615,000 | $649 | 55y 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.
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.