Blk 87 Zion Rd
Completed 1974 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 47 years 02 months remaining · 28 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bukit Merah: $8,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1974
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $888,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $857,000 in 2020 - a gain of $31,000 - about $14 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $944,000 - $9,000 more than floors 8 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2013 - 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 | $4,200/mo | $4,150–$4,700 | $4,200/mo | - | 3 |
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 · 18 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 28
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 114 | $888,000 | $724 | 47y 02m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $998,000 | $792 | 47y 03m |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $960,000 | $762 | 47y 04m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $1,060,000 | $842 | 47y 07m |
| Nov 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $988,000 | $805 | 47y 07m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $1,000,000 | $794 | 47y 11m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 114 | $995,000 | $811 | 48y 07m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $960,000 | $782 | 48y 11m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 119 | $935,000 | $730 | 49y 04m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $1,013,888 | $805 | 49y 06m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $980,000 | $778 | 49y 11m |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $888,000 | $705 | 50y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $950,000 | $774 | 50y 07m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $978,000 | $777 | 50y 08m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $930,000 | $738 | 50y 09m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $921,000 | $751 | 50y 09m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $938,000 | $764 | 51y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $850,000 | $693 | 51y 10m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $850,000 | $664 | 52y 09m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $790,000 | $627 | 52y 09m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 119 | $820,000 | $640 | 53y 04m |
| Jul 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $840,000 | $685 | 54y |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $850,000 | $675 | 54y |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $825,000 | $655 | 54y 03m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 119 | $750,000 | $586 | 54y 06m |
| Nov 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $735,000 | $584 | 54y 07m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $820,000 | $668 | 55y |
| Jan 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $740,000 | $588 | 56y 05m |
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.
5-room median $84k above this block · 6 vs 8 sales
5-room median $54k above this block · 4 vs 8 sales
built 1963 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.