161 Bt Merah Ctrl

HDB · Bukit Merah · built 1980 · Redhill MRT 8 min · 53 yrs left

HDB block in Bukit Merah · lease from 1980 · 54 years of lease left at its latest sale, in May 2025

No flat here was resold in the 12 months to October 2026. The last resale was a 3-room flat in May 2025, for $410,000.

3-room price per ft², by year

$450$475$500$525$550$5752018201920202021202220232024202520262018: $4652019: $4932021: $5232023: $5372024: $5692025: $560$560$450$475$500$525$550$575’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262018: $4652019: $4932021: $5232023: $5372024: $5692025: $560$560

Median of each year's 3-room resales. No 3-room flat here was resold in 2020, 2022, 2026, so the line breaks. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors3-room
4–6$417K1
1–3$410K1

Median resale price by floor and flat type over the three years to October 2026. The small number is how many sold. Darker means dearer within the same flat type.

Latest sales

MonthFlat typeFloorsSizePricePer ft²
May 2025May ’253-room1–368 m²$410,000$560
May 2024May ’243-room4–668 m²$416,666$569
Mar 2023Mar ’233-room4–668 m²$393,000$537
Dec 2021Dec ’213-room4–668 m²$383,000$523
Nov 2019Nov ’193-room4–668 m²$361,000$493
Aug 2018Aug ’183-room1–368 m²$340,000$465

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
3-room$3,100 a month3

HDB's approvals to rent out a whole flat of the type most let in this block, over the 12 months to September 2026. The map has every flat type and five years of rents.

Gross yield of a 3-room flat here: about 7.8% a year, the median rent over the median resale price from the sales of blocks of a like age in the town, before any costs.

Nearby

The nearest stations, hawker centre and supermarket, in a straight line from the block:

  • Redhill MRT620 m
  • Tiong Bahru MRT1.2 km
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)120 m
  • FairPrice · Bukit Merah Area Office210 m

Primary schools within 2 km (1 within 1 km):

  • Gan Eng Seng Primary School190 m
  • Zhangde Primary School1.1 km
  • Blangah Rise Primary School1.2 km
  • Alexandra Primary School1.2 km
  • Radin Mas Primary School1.3 km
  • Queenstown Primary School1.6 km
  • Chij (kellock)1.7 km

Also on Bukit Merah Central

BlockLease fromResold, last 12 months4-room median
115 Bukit Merah Central19771—
116 Bukit Merah Central19771—
117 Bukit Merah Central19773—
161 Bukit Merah Centralthis block19800—
165 Bukit Merah Central19800—

All of Bukit Merah's 360 blocks.

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