Blk 53 Havelock Rd
Completed 2011 · 40 storeys · 156 flats · 85 years 11 months remaining · 32 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
40 storeys · completed 2011
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 27 up have sold for a median of $1,050,000 - $190,000 more than floors 13 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2052 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 | $4,100/mo | $3,500–$4,300 | $3,900/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,575/mo | $4,500–$4,650 | $4,200/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 114 | $1,468,888 | $1,197 | 85y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 95 | $1,160,000 | $1,134 | 86y 03m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 94 | $1,148,000 | $1,135 | 86y 03m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $1,408,888 | $1,148 | 86y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 94 | $1,000,000 | $988 | 86y 11m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,368,888 | $1,116 | 87y 04m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 94 | $1,188,000 | $1,174 | 87y 05m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 94 | $960,000 | $949 | 87y 07m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 94 | $1,050,000 | $1,038 | 87y 11m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,378,888 | $1,124 | 87y 10m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $835,000 | $825 | 88y |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 94 | $1,050,000 | $1,038 | 88y 04m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $850,000 | $840 | 88y 06m |
| Nov 2023 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 94 | $1,050,000 | $1,038 | 88y 07m |
| Apr 2023 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 94 | $985,000 | $974 | 89y 01m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 95 | $950,000 | $929 | 89y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 114 | $1,143,000 | $931 | 89y 05m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 114 | $1,125,000 | $917 | 89y 08m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $1,060,000 | $864 | 89y 09m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $870,000 | $860 | 90y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,140,000 | $929 | 90y 09m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $710,000 | $702 | 92y 08m |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 115 | $1,068,000 | $863 | 93y |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $700,000 | $692 | 93y 03m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $756,000 | $747 | 93y 03m |
| Dec 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $935,000 | $762 | 93y 05m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 95 | $780,000 | $763 | 93y 07m |
| Jun 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $780,000 | $771 | 94y |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $700,000 | $692 | 94y |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 115 | $970,000 | $784 | 94y 02m |
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.
4-room median $17k below this block · 8 vs 6 sales
4-room median $39k below this block · 7 vs 6 sales
built 1964 · 44 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $41k below this block · 5 vs 6 sales
4-room median $51k below this block · 10 vs 6 sales
4-room median $19k below this block · 7 vs 6 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.