Blk 8 Kim Tian Pl
Completed 1983 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 57 years 11 months remaining · 15 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,100,000 in Aug 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $927,000 in 2021 - a gain of $173,000 - about $95 a day while the owner slept.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $4,800/mo | $4,700–$5,500 | $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 15
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 131 | $1,100,000 | $780 | 57y 11m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 131 | $1,110,111 | $787 | 58y 09m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 131 | $1,180,000 | $837 | 58y 09m |
| Sept 2023 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 131 | $1,032,000 | $732 | 59y 10m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 131 | $1,050,000 | $745 | 61y |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 131 | $1,030,000 | $730 | 61y 04m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 131 | $885,000 | $628 | 62y 01m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 131 | $866,000 | $614 | 62y 06m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 131 | $830,000 | $589 | 63y 05m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 131 | $838,000 | $594 | 63y 05m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 131 | $765,000 | $543 | 64y 04m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 131 | $700,000 | $496 | 64y 06m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 131 | $770,000 | $546 | 65y |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 131 | $825,000 | $585 | 65y |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 131 | $905,000 | $642 | 65y 10m |
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 1983 · same generation
5-room median $52k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 2001 · 19 more lease years than this block
5-room median $9k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1993 · 11 more lease years than this block
5-room median $10k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.