Blk 72 Telok Blangah Hts
Completed 1977 · 20 storeys · 76 flats · 50 years 09 months remaining · 17 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
20 storeys · completed 1977
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $772,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $638,545 in 2020 - a gain of $133,455 - about $61 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 14 up have sold for a median of $730,000 - $145,000 more than floors 6 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2017 - 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 | $4,400/mo | $4,000–$4,500 | $4,200/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 17
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $772,000 | $613 | 50y 09m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 121 | $850,000 | $653 | 52y 02m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $858,000 | $681 | 52y 02m |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $600,000 | $476 | 54y 08m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $730,000 | $580 | 55y 01m |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $650,000 | $516 | 55y 02m |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $728,000 | $578 | 55y 02m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $713,000 | $566 | 55y 03m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $570,000 | $453 | 55y 07m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $665,000 | $528 | 55y 08m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $620,000 | $492 | 55y 11m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $535,000 | $411 | 56y 01m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $618,000 | $491 | 56y 05m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $595,000 | $472 | 56y 06m |
| Jul 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 57y 06m |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $690,000 | $548 | 59y 07m |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $621,000 | $493 | 59y 08m |
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 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.