Blk 542 Woodlands Dr 16
Completed 1998 · 12 storeys · 134 flats · 72 years 10 months remaining · 30 resale transactions on record · median household income in Woodlands: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $696,500 - $94,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2039 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers. In Woodlands over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 10% below their younger neighbours' PSF (467 sales).
Across Woodlands, roughly 2,047 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 | Woodlands median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,900/mo | $2,900–$2,900 | $3,100/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,350/mo | $3,000–$3,500 | $3,300/mo | - | 4 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Woodlands · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 19 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 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $715,000 | $549 | 72y 10m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $580,000 | $534 | 73y 01m |
| Feb 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $570,000 | $524 | 73y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 115 | $690,000 | $557 | 73y 10m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $620,000 | $476 | 74y 01m |
| Mar 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $703,000 | $540 | 74y 03m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $680,000 | $522 | 74y 06m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $545,000 | $501 | 74y 08m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $520,000 | $478 | 75y 02m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $520,000 | $478 | 75y 04m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $530,000 | $488 | 75y 10m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 115 | $600,000 | $485 | 75y 11m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $620,000 | $480 | 76y |
| May 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $615,000 | $476 | 76y 01m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $588,888 | $456 | 76y 02m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $580,000 | $449 | 76y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $478,000 | $440 | 76y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $465,000 | $428 | 76y 09m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $585,000 | $453 | 76y 11m |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $425,000 | $391 | 78y 01m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $400,000 | $368 | 78y 01m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $387,500 | $356 | 78y 05m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $465,000 | $357 | 78y 08m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $475,000 | $368 | 78y 11m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $390,000 | $299 | 80y 01m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 115 | $399,000 | $322 | 80y 09m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 115 | $432,000 | $349 | 81y |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $345,000 | $317 | 81y 05m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $438,000 | $336 | 81y 10m |
| Mar 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $455,000 | $352 | 82y 02m |
Who lives in Woodlands
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.
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 1998 · same generation
5-room median $25k below this block · 7 vs 5 sales
4-room median $23k below this block · 6 vs 3 sales
built 1998 · same generation
5-room median $10k above this block · 4 vs 5 sales
5-room median $51k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.