Blk 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi
Completed 1996 · 22 storeys · 105 flats · 70 years 08 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
22 storeys · completed 1996
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $829,888 in Oct 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $621,250 in 2020 - a gain of $208,638 - about $95 a day while the owner slept.
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 | $3,800/mo | $3,500–$4,000 | $3,900/mo | - | 7 |
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 · 12 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 99 | $829,888 | $779 | 70y 08m |
| Oct 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $756,888 | $703 | 70y 10m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $857,500 | $797 | 70y 11m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $800,000 | $743 | 71y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 99 | $830,000 | $779 | 71y 03m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $743,888 | $691 | 71y 05m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $768,888 | $714 | 72y 07m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 99 | $800,000 | $751 | 73y 02m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $700,000 | $650 | 73y 06m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $690,000 | $641 | 73y 07m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 99 | $695,000 | $652 | 74y 07m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $670,000 | $622 | 74y 08m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $520,000 | $483 | 75y 04m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $600,000 | $557 | 75y 07m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 99 | $617,000 | $579 | 76y 02m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $628,000 | $583 | 76y 07m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $638,000 | $593 | 77y 02m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 99 | $610,000 | $572 | 77y 02m |
| Feb 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 99 | $612,000 | $574 | 78y 04m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 99 | $550,000 | $516 | 78y 08m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $612,000 | $569 | 78y 10m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 100 | $628,000 | $583 | 79y |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 100 | $584,000 | $543 | 79y 02m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 99 | $608,000 | $571 | 79y 03m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $552,888 | $514 | 79y 03m |
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 below this block · 7 vs 6 sales
4-room median $187k below this block · 3 vs 6 sales
built 1963 · 28 fewer lease years than this block
built 1986 · 11 fewer lease years than this block
built 1998 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.