Blk 42 Telok Blangah Rise
Completed 1975 · 14 storeys · 152 flats · 48 years 11 months remaining · 41 resale transactions on record · adjoined flats on the record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
14 storeys · completed 1975 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $350,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $329,353 in 2020 - a gain of $20,647 - about $9 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $389,000 - $11,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,675/mo | $2,100–$3,200 | $3,000/mo | - | 10 |
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 · 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $350,000 | $465 | 48y 11m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $390,000 | $614 | 49y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $400,000 | $531 | 49y 08m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 59 | $388,000 | $611 | 49y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $383,000 | $508 | 49y 09m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $380,000 | $598 | 49y 09m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $430,000 | $571 | 49y 11m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $378,000 | $502 | 50y 03m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $387,000 | $514 | 50y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $378,000 | $502 | 51y |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 59 | $375,000 | $590 | 50y 09m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $318,000 | $501 | 50y 11m |
| Feb 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $383,000 | $508 | 51y 03m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 70 | $405,000 | $538 | 51y 09m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $280,000 | $372 | 52y 04m |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 141 | $860,000 | $567 | 52y 06m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $343,000 | $540 | 52y 06m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 70 | $425,000 | $564 | 53y |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $315,000 | $496 | 53y 04m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $320,000 | $425 | 53y 07m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 70 | $388,000 | $515 | 53y 06m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $260,000 | $409 | 53y 08m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $326,000 | $513 | 53y 09m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $322,888 | $429 | 53y 10m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $275,000 | $433 | 54y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $395,000 | $524 | 54y 04m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $318,000 | $422 | 54y 07m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 59 | $278,000 | $438 | 54y 08m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $275,000 | $433 | 55y |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $270,000 | $425 | 55y |
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 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.