Blk 47 Telok Blangah Dr
Completed 1975 · 12 storeys · 106 flats · 48 years 09 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
12 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $400,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $345,167 in 2021 - a gain of $54,833 - about $30 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $400,000 - $11,112 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 | $2,875/mo | $2,500–$3,300 | $3,000/mo | - | 6 |
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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $400,000 | $572 | 48y 09m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 49y 01m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $400,888 | $573 | 49y 06m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $380,000 | $543 | 50y 04m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $382,000 | $467 | 50y 04m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $395,000 | $565 | 50y 09m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $330,000 | $472 | 51y 02m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $450,000 | $550 | 51y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $388,888 | $556 | 52y 05m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $388,000 | $555 | 52y 08m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $400,000 | $489 | 53y 08m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $368,000 | $526 | 53y 08m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $295,000 | $422 | 53y 09m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $295,000 | $422 | 53y 11m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $325,000 | $465 | 54y |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $300,000 | $429 | 55y 01m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 76 | $380,000 | $465 | 55y 02m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $340,000 | $486 | 55y 04m |
| Dec 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $328,000 | $469 | 56y 01m |
| Feb 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $408,888 | $500 | 57y |
| Oct 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $385,000 | $471 | 57y 03m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $345,000 | $493 | 57y 04m |
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.