Blk 49 Kim Pong Rd
Completed 1949 · 4 storeys · 24 flats · 48 years 05 months remaining · 7 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
4 storeys · completed 1949
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $720,000 in Oct 2023. The same flat type in this block averaged $644,000 in 2020 - a gain of $76,000 - about $35 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2012 - 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 | $4,300/mo | $4,300–$4,300 | $3,000/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 7
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $720,000 | $760 | 48y 05m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $620,000 | $768 | 49y 11m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $695,000 | $734 | 50y 02m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $638,000 | $674 | 50y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $623,000 | $658 | 51y 01m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $618,000 | $652 | 54y 06m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 88 | $650,000 | $686 | 54y 07m |
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.
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
built 1949 · same generation
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.