Blk 5 Telok Blangah Cres
Completed 1974 · 16 storeys · 143 flats · 56 years remaining · 30 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
16 storeys · completed 1974
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $408,888 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $317,500 in 2020 - a gain of $91,388 - about $42 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $408,888 - $34,888 more than floors 5 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2022 - 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 | $2,825/mo | $1,650–$3,200 | $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 · 19 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 66 | $408,888 | $576 | 56y |
| Feb 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $420,000 | $591 | 56y 04m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 75 | $425,000 | $526 | 56y 05m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $420,000 | $591 | 56y 10m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 75 | $464,000 | $575 | 57y 03m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 66 | $438,000 | $617 | 57y 03m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 66 | $360,000 | $507 | 58y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $390,000 | $549 | 58y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 75 | $415,000 | $514 | 58y 06m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $358,000 | $504 | 58y 05m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $395,000 | $556 | 58y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 66 | $401,000 | $564 | 58y 10m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $410,888 | $578 | 59y |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $390,000 | $549 | 59y 03m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 75 | $437,000 | $541 | 59y 05m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $335,000 | $472 | 59y 09m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 75 | $438,000 | $543 | 59y 11m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 66 | $365,000 | $514 | 60y 03m |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $360,000 | $507 | 60y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $275,000 | $387 | 61y 04m |
| Sept 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $270,000 | $380 | 61y 09m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $290,000 | $408 | 62y |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 75 | $292,000 | $362 | 62y 03m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 66 | $300,000 | $422 | 62y 05m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 75 | $302,000 | $374 | 62y 08m |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 75 | $300,000 | $372 | 63y 02m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 66 | $300,000 | $422 | 63y 08m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $303,000 | $427 | 63y 09m |
| Nov 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 75 | $365,000 | $452 | 64y 06m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $350,000 | $493 | 64y 10m |
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 1974 · 8 fewer lease years than this block
built 1973 · same generation
3-room median $68k below this block · 9 vs 6 sales
3-room median $55k below this block · 4 vs 6 sales
built 1974 · 8 fewer lease years than this block
3-room median $41k below this block · 9 vs 6 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.