Blk 48 Telok Blangah Dr
Completed 1976 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 49 years 06 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1976
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $848,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $624,500 in 2020 - a gain of $223,500 - about $102 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $860,000 - $140,000 more than floors 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,900/mo | $3,900–$3,900 | $4,200/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 16 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $848,000 | $641 | 49y 06m |
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $908,888 | $686 | 49y 06m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $720,000 | $544 | 50y 05m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $795,000 | $600 | 50y 08m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $860,000 | $650 | 50y 11m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $850,000 | $632 | 51y 05m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 125 | $830,000 | $617 | 51y 09m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $920,000 | $695 | 51y 09m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 125 | $780,000 | $580 | 52y 04m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 125 | $895,000 | $665 | 52y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $750,000 | $581 | 53y |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 123 | $895,000 | $676 | 53y |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $858,000 | $648 | 53y 04m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 123 | $865,000 | $653 | 53y 04m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $625,000 | $472 | 53y 07m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $588,000 | $455 | 53y 08m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $630,000 | $476 | 54y 07m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 125 | $655,000 | $487 | 54y 11m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $682,888 | $529 | 55y 09m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 123 | $825,000 | $623 | 55y 10m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $680,000 | $514 | 56y 07m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $830,000 | $627 | 57y 02m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $770,000 | $582 | 57y 06m |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 125 | $700,000 | $520 | 58y 05m |
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 2.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.