Blk 8 Jln Rumah Tinggi
Completed 1983 · 18 storeys · 102 flats · 57 years remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
18 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 | $3,700/mo | $3,500–$3,900 | $3,900/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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $560,000 | $500 | 57y |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 136 | $1,150,000 | $786 | 57y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $875,000 | $598 | 57y 09m |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $858,000 | $586 | 59y 01m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 136 | $760,000 | $519 | 59y 10m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $680,000 | $607 | 59y 09m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 136 | $838,888 | $573 | 59y 10m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 137 | $880,000 | $597 | 60y 09m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 104 | $670,000 | $599 | 61y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 136 | $780,000 | $533 | 61y 07m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $643,888 | $440 | 62y 05m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $540,000 | $482 | 62y 09m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 136 | $530,000 | $362 | 63y 05m |
| Aug 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 136 | $575,000 | $393 | 63y 09m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 137 | $750,000 | $509 | 64y 03m |
| Dec 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $720,000 | $492 | 65y 05m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 136 | $750,000 | $512 | 65y 06m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 136 | $710,000 | $485 | 65y 10m |
| Jul 2017 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 104 | $575,000 | $514 | 65y 10m |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 136 | $748,000 | $511 | 66y |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $595,000 | $532 | 66y 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.
built 1986 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1995 · 12 more lease years than this block
built 1989 · same generation
built 1998 · 15 more lease years than this block
built 1997 · 15 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.