Blk 538 Upp Cross St
Completed 1978 · 18 storeys · 126 flats · 51 years 04 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record
18 storeys · completed 1978
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $610,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $481,000 in 2020 - a gain of $129,000 - about $59 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2017 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,200/mo | $2,700–$4,200 | - | - | 7 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,350/mo | $3,350–$3,350 | - | - | 1 |
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 · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60 | $610,000 | $945 | 51y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 60 | $580,000 | $898 | 52y 02m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 60 | $528,000 | $818 | 52y 09m |
| Apr 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $550,000 | $751 | 53y 07m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $522,000 | $713 | 53y 09m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $522,000 | $713 | 53y 11m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $465,000 | $720 | 55y 02m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $555,000 | $758 | 55y 06m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60 | $470,000 | $728 | 55y 08m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 60 | $515,000 | $797 | 55y 10m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $530,000 | $724 | 56y 01m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $458,000 | $626 | 56y 05m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $475,000 | $649 | 57y |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60 | $422,000 | $653 | 57y 01m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 60 | $423,000 | $655 | 57y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60 | $414,000 | $641 | 57y 09m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 60 | $420,000 | $650 | 58y |
| Oct 2018 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 60 | $488,888 | $757 | 59y |
| Oct 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $480,000 | $656 | 60y |
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 1.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.