Blk 48 Lengkok Bahru
Completed 1986 · 12 storeys · 121 flats · 59 years 09 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
12 storeys · completed 1986
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2025 - 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 | $3,300/mo | $2,800–$4,000 | $3,900/mo | - | 5 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,050 | $4,200/mo | - | 3 |
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 · 11 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 | 07 to 09 | 84 | $656,000 | $726 | 59y 09m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $670,000 | $741 | 60y |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $610,000 | $675 | 61y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $600,000 | $664 | 61y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $735,000 | $560 | 62y |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $588,000 | $530 | 62y 03m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $696,800 | $531 | 62y 11m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $600,000 | $664 | 63y 02m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $731,888 | $557 | 63y 04m |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $663,000 | $505 | 63y 04m |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $675,000 | $514 | 63y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $630,000 | $480 | 64y 08m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $680,000 | $518 | 64y 09m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $638,088 | $486 | 65y |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $630,000 | $480 | 65y 03m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $490,000 | $542 | 65y 04m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $638,800 | $486 | 65y 05m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $480,000 | $531 | 65y 05m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $628,000 | $478 | 65y 07m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 84 | $480,000 | $531 | 65y 08m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $640,000 | $487 | 65y 10m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $638,888 | $487 | 66y 06m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $505,000 | $559 | 67y 03m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $512,000 | $566 | 68y 01m |
| Jan 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $595,000 | $453 | 68y 06m |
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 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1967 · 19 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.