Blk 49 Whampoa Sth
Completed 1974 · 16 storeys · 120 flats · 48 years 01 month remaining · 29 resale transactions on record
16 storeys · completed 1974
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $515,888 in Oct 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $394,571 in 2020 - a gain of $121,317 - about $55 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2013 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Kallang/Whampoa over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 37% below their younger neighbours' PSF (849 sales).
Across Kallang/Whampoa, roughly 411 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
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 | Kallang/Whampoa median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $2,800–$3,800 | $3,800/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Kallang/Whampoa · 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 29
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 87 | $515,888 | $551 | 48y 01m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $500,000 | $534 | 49y 01m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $508,000 | $542 | 49y 04m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $495,000 | $529 | 49y 06m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $500,000 | $534 | 49y 08m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $480,000 | $513 | 49y 09m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $480,000 | $513 | 50y 03m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $510,000 | $545 | 50y 08m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $500,000 | $534 | 51y 07m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 87 | $403,000 | $430 | 52y 03m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $388,000 | $414 | 52y 04m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $385,000 | $411 | 52y 06m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 87 | $380,000 | $406 | 52y 11m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 87 | $356,000 | $380 | 53y |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $350,000 | $374 | 53y |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 87 | $290,000 | $310 | 53y 07m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $360,000 | $384 | 53y 08m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $340,000 | $363 | 53y 10m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 87 | $340,000 | $363 | 53y 10m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 87 | $330,000 | $352 | 54y 03m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $370,000 | $395 | 54y 05m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $360,000 | $384 | 54y 06m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 87 | $308,000 | $329 | 54y 07m |
| Jun 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $388,000 | $414 | 55y 05m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $390,000 | $416 | 55y 11m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 87 | $335,000 | $358 | 56y 01m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 87 | $385,000 | $411 | 56y 06m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 87 | $419,000 | $447 | 56y 06m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 87 | $398,000 | $425 | 56y 06m |
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 1974 · same generation
built 1993 · 20 more lease years than this block
built 1993 · 20 more lease years than this block
built 1974 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
built 1998 · 26 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.