Blk 8 Empress Rd
Completed 1975 · 14 storeys · 186 flats · 48 years 11 months remaining · 40 resale transactions on record · adjoined flats on the record · median household income in Bukit Timah: $22,500/mo (highest quartile island-wide)
14 storeys · completed 1975 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $500,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $378,182 in 2020 - a gain of $121,818 - about $56 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $453,528 - $31,472 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2015 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bukit Timah over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 20% below their younger neighbours' PSF (41 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 Timah median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,200/mo | $1,200–$3,700 | $3,100/mo | - | 15 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bukit Timah · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 19 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $500,000 | $715 | 48y 11m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $445,000 | $636 | 49y 04m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $523,000 | $748 | 49y 06m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $460,000 | $657 | 49y 09m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $438,000 | $626 | 49y 09m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $458,888 | $656 | 50y 03m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $480,000 | $686 | 50y 06m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $510,000 | $623 | 50y 07m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 76 | $485,000 | $593 | 50y 10m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $445,000 | $636 | 51y |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 130 | $1,008,000 | $720 | 51y 02m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $448,168 | $641 | 51y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $470,000 | $575 | 51y 08m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $445,000 | $636 | 52y 07m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 76 | $475,000 | $581 | 52y 10m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $368,000 | $526 | 52y 11m |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $335,000 | $479 | 53y 04m |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $395,000 | $565 | 53y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $408,000 | $583 | 53y 08m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $388,000 | $555 | 54y |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $418,000 | $597 | 54y |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 54y 02m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $378,000 | $540 | 54y 05m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 54y 06m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $300,000 | $429 | 54y 06m |
| Sept 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $410,000 | $586 | 54y 08m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $405,000 | $579 | 54y 11m |
| May 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $395,000 | $565 | 55y |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $380,000 | $543 | 55y 07m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $375,000 | $536 | 56y |
Who lives in Bukit Timah
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.