Blk 53 Chin Swee Rd
Completed 1973 · 26 storeys · 96 flats · 47 years 11 months remaining · 20 resale transactions on record
26 storeys · completed 1973 · shops below
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $548,000 in Aug 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $527,360 in 2021 - a gain of $20,640 - about $11 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 18 up have sold for a median of $518,000 - $4,000 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 Central Area over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 44% below their younger neighbours' PSF (226 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 | Central Area median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $2,700–$4,000 | - | - | 7 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Central Area · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 12 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 20
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 77 | $548,000 | $661 | 47y 11m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $520,000 | $627 | 49y 02m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 77 | $510,000 | $615 | 49y 05m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 77 | $500,000 | $603 | 49y 06m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 77 | $520,000 | $627 | 49y 11m |
| Jun 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $523,000 | $631 | 50y 01m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 77 | $505,000 | $609 | 50y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 77 | $518,000 | $625 | 50y 03m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $463,000 | $559 | 51y 05m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 77 | $611,800 | $738 | 51y 08m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 77 | $518,000 | $625 | 51y 10m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 77 | $506,000 | $611 | 52y |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 77 | $538,000 | $649 | 52y 06m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 77 | $460,000 | $555 | 53y 04m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 77 | $460,000 | $555 | 53y 04m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 77 | $483,000 | $583 | 54y |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 77 | $508,000 | $613 | 55y 03m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 77 | $490,000 | $591 | 55y 07m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 77 | $510,000 | $615 | 56y 01m |
| Feb 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $480,000 | $579 | 56y 05m |
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 1973 · same generation
built 1973 · same generation
built 1969 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
built 1966 · same generation
built 1970 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.