Blk 56 Telok Blangah Hts
Completed 1977 · 11 storeys · 140 flats · 49 years 05 months remaining · 28 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
11 storeys · completed 1977
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $599,888 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $498,967 in 2020 - a gain of $100,921 - about $46 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $555,000 - $5,000 less than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,800/mo | $2,900–$4,100 | $3,900/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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 28
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $599,888 | $612 | 49y 05m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $530,000 | $535 | 49y 11m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $540,000 | $551 | 50y |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $605,888 | $619 | 50y 09m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 91 | $560,000 | $572 | 50y 09m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $600,888 | $613 | 51y 01m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 91 | $560,000 | $572 | 51y 04m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $565,000 | $577 | 51y 04m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $580,000 | $592 | 51y 08m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 91 | $545,000 | $556 | 53y 03m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $555,000 | $567 | 53y 06m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $535,000 | $546 | 53y 10m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $490,000 | $495 | 54y 02m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $510,000 | $521 | 54y 01m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $463,000 | $468 | 54y 03m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $440,800 | $450 | 55y |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $438,000 | $447 | 55y 06m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $445,000 | $454 | 55y 09m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $399,888 | $404 | 55y 11m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 92 | $428,000 | $432 | 56y 01m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $460,000 | $470 | 56y 08m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $435,000 | $444 | 56y 07m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $408,000 | $417 | 56y 10m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $460,000 | $470 | 56y 11m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $475,000 | $485 | 57y 05m |
| Feb 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $490,000 | $500 | 57y 07m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $510,000 | $521 | 58y 01m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 91 | $465,000 | $475 | 58y 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.
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 $9k above this block · 3 vs 6 sales
built 1977 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
4-room median $25k below this block · 8 vs 6 sales
built 1977 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.