Blk 56 Havelock Rd
Completed 2011 · 40 storeys · 156 flats · 86 years 07 months remaining · 33 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
40 storeys · completed 2011 · shops below
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,400,000 in Nov 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $1,013,833 in 2021 - a gain of $386,167 - about $212 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 27 up have sold for a median of $980,000 - $85,000 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 | $4,200/mo | $4,100–$4,400 | $3,900/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,125/mo | $2,000–$4,800 | $4,200/mo | - | 4 |
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 · 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 114 | $1,400,000 | $1,141 | 86y 07m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,415,000 | $1,153 | 86y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 94 | $1,070,000 | $1,058 | 86y 10m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $1,340,888 | $1,093 | 87y |
| Mar 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $1,338,888 | $1,091 | 87y 03m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $1,040,000 | $1,028 | 87y 06m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $850,000 | $840 | 87y 11m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 94 | $1,168,000 | $1,154 | 87y 11m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 94 | $1,058,000 | $1,046 | 87y 11m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $940,000 | $929 | 88y 06m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 94 | $1,010,000 | $998 | 89y 03m |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 115 | $1,150,000 | $929 | 89y 07m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $850,000 | $840 | 89y 09m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 114 | $1,052,500 | $858 | 89y 09m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 94 | $950,000 | $939 | 90y |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 94 | $910,000 | $899 | 90y 01m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 94 | $900,000 | $889 | 90y 06m |
| Oct 2021 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,245,000 | $1,015 | 90y 09m |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $1,020,000 | $831 | 90y 10m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $990,000 | $807 | 90y 11m |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 114 | $950,000 | $774 | 91y 03m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $968,000 | $789 | 91y 04m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 114 | $910,000 | $742 | 91y 04m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $950,000 | $774 | 92y 03m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $760,000 | $751 | 92y 05m |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 114 | $802,000 | $654 | 92y 06m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $760,000 | $751 | 92y 06m |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 115 | $1,003,888 | $811 | 93y 08m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $953,000 | $777 | 93y 09m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 94 | $830,000 | $820 | 94y 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.
4-room median $10k below this block · 10 vs 5 sales
4-room median $22k above this block · 7 vs 5 sales
4-room median within $5k of this block
4-room median $41k above this block · 6 vs 5 sales
4-room median $35k above this block · 4 vs 5 sales
4-room median $25k above this block · 8 vs 5 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.