Blk 488 Admiralty Link
Completed 2009 · 18 storeys · 119 flats · 83 years 01 month remaining · 33 resale transactions on record · median household income in Sembawang: $8,500/mo
18 storeys · completed 2009
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $568,888 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $425,600 in 2020 - a gain of $143,288 - about $65 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 12 up have sold for a median of $535,000 - $70,000 more than floors 6 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2049 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers.
Across Sembawang, roughly 310 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 | Sembawang median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,100/mo | $3,100–$3,100 | $3,100/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Sembawang · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 94 | $568,888 | $562 | 83y 01m |
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $565,000 | $558 | 83y 04m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 94 | $570,000 | $563 | 84y 11m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 96 | $580,000 | $561 | 85y 01m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $495,000 | $489 | 85y 07m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 96 | $482,000 | $466 | 85y 09m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 96 | $500,000 | $484 | 86y 01m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $465,000 | $460 | 86y 06m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $505,000 | $499 | 86y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 96 | $470,000 | $455 | 86y 09m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $458,000 | $453 | 87y |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $468,000 | $463 | 87y 04m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 96 | $480,000 | $465 | 87y 06m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 94 | $430,000 | $425 | 88y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 96 | $395,000 | $382 | 88y 08m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $355,000 | $351 | 88y 11m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $338,000 | $334 | 89y 08m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 96 | $336,000 | $325 | 89y 09m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 94 | $358,000 | $354 | 90y 04m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $330,000 | $326 | 90y 04m |
| Dec 2018 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 94 | $357,000 | $353 | 90y 08m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 96 | $359,888 | $348 | 90y 10m |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $323,000 | $319 | 90y 11m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $335,000 | $331 | 91y 02m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $348,000 | $344 | 91y 04m |
| Jan 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $353,000 | $349 | 91y 07m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $290,000 | $287 | 91y 08m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 94 | $353,000 | $349 | 91y 09m |
| Sept 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 94 | $368,000 | $364 | 91y 11m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 94 | $340,000 | $336 | 92y |
Who lives in Sembawang
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
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.
4-room median within $5k of this block
4-room median $9k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
4-room median within $5k of this block
4-room median $54k below this block · 7 vs 4 sales
built 2002 · same generation
built 1999 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.