Blk 8 Telok Blangah Cres
Completed 1974 · 10 storeys · 66 flats · 48 years 01 month remaining · 17 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1974 · shops below
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2014 - 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 | $2,925/mo | $2,850–$3,000 | $3,000/mo | - | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 72 | $413,000 | $533 | 48y 01m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $375,000 | $590 | 48y 05m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $360,000 | $567 | 49y 07m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $338,000 | $532 | 49y 08m |
| Apr 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 50y 01m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 72 | $388,000 | $501 | 50y 06m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $350,000 | $551 | 50y 10m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 72 | $375,000 | $484 | 50y 11m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 51y 07m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 72 | $408,000 | $526 | 51y 10m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $290,000 | $457 | 52y 07m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $315,000 | $496 | 53y 07m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $286,000 | $450 | 54y 05m |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $270,000 | $425 | 55y 01m |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 72 | $313,000 | $404 | 55y 10m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $300,000 | $472 | 56y 10m |
| Mar 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $285,000 | $449 | 57y 01m |
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 1974 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
3-room median $40k above this block · 4 vs 4 sales
3-room median $55k above this block · 6 vs 4 sales
3-room median $13k below this block · 9 vs 4 sales
built 1998 · 24 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.2×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.