Blk 72 Geylang Bahru
Completed 1973 · 13 storeys · 236 flats · 46 years 10 months remaining · 48 resale transactions on record
13 storeys · completed 1973 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $385,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $282,500 in 2020 - a gain of $102,500 - about $47 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $391,944 - $49,444 more than floors 4 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,950/mo | $1,500–$3,700 | $3,000/mo | - | 16 |
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 · 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $385,000 | $606 | 46y 10m |
| Feb 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $377,000 | $594 | 47y 02m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $395,000 | $622 | 47y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $435,000 | $685 | 48y |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $380,000 | $598 | 48y 01m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 59 | $428,000 | $674 | 48y 03m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $370,000 | $583 | 48y 05m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $380,000 | $598 | 48y 07m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $386,000 | $608 | 48y 07m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $300,000 | $472 | 48y 08m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $355,000 | $559 | 48y 08m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $365,000 | $575 | 48y 10m |
| Apr 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $360,000 | $567 | 48y 11m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 49y 05m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $325,000 | $512 | 49y 04m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 70 | $398,888 | $529 | 49y 09m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 49y 09m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 49y 11m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 59 | $345,000 | $543 | 50y |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $372,000 | $494 | 50y |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $330,000 | $520 | 50y 03m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $315,000 | $496 | 50y 03m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 59 | $310,000 | $488 | 50y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $310,000 | $488 | 50y 07m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 59 | $370,000 | $583 | 50y 07m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $326,000 | $433 | 52y |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $276,000 | $435 | 52y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 59 | $253,000 | $398 | 52y 03m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $275,000 | $433 | 52y 08m |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 59 | $265,000 | $417 | 53y 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 1978 · same generation
3-room median $77k above this block · 4 vs 11 sales
3-room median $13k below this block · 9 vs 11 sales
built 1978 · same generation
3-room median $24k above this block · 22 vs 11 sales
3-room median $52k above this block · 6 vs 11 sales
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.