Blk 642 Rowell Rd
Completed 1982 · 25 storeys · 88 flats · 56 years 09 months remaining · 17 resale transactions on record
25 storeys · completed 1982 · shops below
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $780,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $586,250 in 2020 - a gain of $193,750 - about $88 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | - | - | 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 · 12 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 17
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $780,000 | $704 | 56y 09m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 137 | $1,090,000 | $739 | 57y 04m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 109 | $800,000 | $682 | 57y 04m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 109 | $820,000 | $699 | 58y 03m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 139 | $1,000,000 | $668 | 58y 04m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 111 | $788,888 | $660 | 58y 11m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $715,000 | $598 | 59y 08m |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 141 | $950,000 | $626 | 60y 01m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 109 | $588,000 | $501 | 61y |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 138 | $895,000 | $603 | 61y 01m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $618,000 | $568 | 61y 05m |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 131 | $790,000 | $560 | 61y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $595,000 | $537 | 62y 01m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 109 | $544,000 | $464 | 62y 03m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 101 | $600,000 | $552 | 63y |
| Jun 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 108 | $527,000 | $453 | 63y 08m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 111 | $545,000 | $456 | 64y 09m |
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 1984 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1982 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
built 1978 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.