Blk 40 Telok Blangah Rise
Completed 1975 · 15 storeys · 168 flats · 49 years 10 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
15 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $530,000 in Jul 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $398,833 in 2020 - a gain of $131,167 - about $60 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2015 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,375/mo | $2,700–$3,650 | $3,900/mo | - | 8 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $530,000 | $600 | 49y 10m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $485,000 | $549 | 50y 07m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $478,000 | $542 | 50y 11m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $468,000 | $530 | 51y 07m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $456,000 | $517 | 52y 05m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $446,000 | $505 | 52y 10m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $420,000 | $476 | 53y |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $400,000 | $453 | 54y |
| Feb 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $388,000 | $440 | 54y 02m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $370,000 | $419 | 54y 07m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $415,000 | $470 | 54y 07m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $400,000 | $453 | 54y 07m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $365,000 | $414 | 55y 01m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $390,000 | $442 | 55y 08m |
| Jun 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $375,000 | $425 | 55y 10m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $440,000 | $499 | 55y 11m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $369,200 | $418 | 56y 01m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $359,000 | $407 | 56y 01m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $362,500 | $411 | 56y 03m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $388,000 | $440 | 56y 06m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $380,000 | $431 | 56y 06m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $396,000 | $449 | 56y 08m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $439,800 | $498 | 57y |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $490,000 | $555 | 58y |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $435,000 | $493 | 58y |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.