Blk 8 Jln Bt Ho Swee
Completed 1962 · 9 storeys · 72 flats · 44 years 09 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
9 storeys · completed 1962
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $280,000 in Nov 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $277,873 in 2020 - a gain of $2,127 - about $1 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 6 up have sold for a median of $307,540 - $5,540 more than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2010 - 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 | $3,000/mo | $2,800–$3,200 | $3,000/mo | - | 4 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Merah · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $280,000 | $465 | 44y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $360,000 | $597 | 44y 11m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $333,000 | $552 | 45y 09m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $302,000 | $501 | 46y 02m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $320,000 | $531 | 46y 09m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $315,000 | $523 | 47y 01m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $292,000 | $484 | 48y 08m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 55 | $253,888 | $429 | 48y 10m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $300,080 | $498 | 48y 10m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 56 | $283,000 | $469 | 49y 02m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $280,888 | $466 | 49y 04m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 56 | $288,000 | $478 | 49y 03m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $268,000 | $445 | 49y 05m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $255,000 | $423 | 49y 07m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 56 | $280,000 | $465 | 49y 08m |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 56 | $287,500 | $477 | 50y 10m |
| Apr 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 56 | $288,000 | $478 | 51y 04m |
| Jan 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 55 | $303,000 | $512 | 52y 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.
built 1962 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
3-room median $10k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
3-room median $26k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1962 · same generation
built 1962 · same generation
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.