Blk 8 Jln Batu
Completed 1963 · 10 storeys · 95 flats · 43 years 02 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record
10 storeys · completed 1963 · shops below
What the record shows
A 2-room here sold for $308,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $235,200 in 2020 - a gain of $72,800 - about $33 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 2-room flats from floor 7 up have sold for a median of $270,000 - $8,000 less than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2009 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ROOM | $2,400/mo | $1,200–$2,700 | $2,450/mo | - | 6 |
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 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $308,000 | $596 | 43y 02m |
| Nov 2025 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 50 | $305,000 | $567 | 43y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 50 | $302,000 | $561 | 44y |
| Feb 2025 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $295,000 | $571 | 44y 05m |
| Jun 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 48 | $283,000 | $548 | 46y 01m |
| Mar 2023 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 48 | $278,000 | $538 | 46y 03m |
| Aug 2022 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 50 | $255,000 | $474 | 47y |
| Mar 2022 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $250,000 | $484 | 47y 04m |
| Nov 2021 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 50 | $270,000 | $502 | 47y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $203,000 | $393 | 48y |
| Jul 2021 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 48 | $255,000 | $494 | 48y |
| Sept 2020 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $198,000 | $383 | 48y 10m |
| Nov 2019 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 50 | $190,000 | $353 | 49y 08m |
| Jul 2019 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 50 | $205,000 | $381 | 49y 11m |
| Jul 2019 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $230,000 | $445 | 49y 11m |
| Jun 2019 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 50 | $225,000 | $418 | 50y |
| Dec 2018 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 48 | $240,000 | $465 | 50y 06m |
| Nov 2018 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 50 | $245,000 | $455 | 50y 08m |
| Mar 2018 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 48 | $253,800 | $491 | 51y 03m |
| Oct 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 48 | $248,000 | $480 | 51y 08m |
| Jun 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 48 | $268,000 | $519 | 52y |
| Mar 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 48 | $256,000 | $495 | 52y 03m |
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.
2-room median $15k above this block · 7 vs 4 sales
2-room median $21k below this block · 5 vs 4 sales
built 1966 · 16 more lease years than this block
built 1963 · same generation
built 1963 · same generation
built 1963 · 14 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.2×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.