Blk 49 Telok Blangah Dr
Completed 1976 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 51 years 04 months remaining · 16 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
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 | $4,000/mo | $3,750–$4,500 | $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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $820,000 | $619 | 51y 04m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $890,000 | $672 | 51y 06m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $888,000 | $671 | 51y 10m |
| Nov 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $840,000 | $650 | 52y 01m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 125 | $868,000 | $645 | 52y 03m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 123 | $850,000 | $642 | 52y 04m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 123 | $888,000 | $671 | 52y 06m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 125 | $808,000 | $601 | 52y 10m |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $840,000 | $634 | 52y 11m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $750,000 | $566 | 53y 03m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $630,000 | $476 | 55y 06m |
| Sept 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 123 | $630,000 | $476 | 56y 02m |
| Feb 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $645,000 | $487 | 56y 09m |
| Feb 2019 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 125 | $740,000 | $550 | 56y 10m |
| Dec 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $648,000 | $489 | 57y |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 125 | $820,000 | $609 | 58y 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.
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.