8 Empress Rd

HDB · Bukit Timah · built 1976 · Farrer Road MRT 3 min · 49 yrs left

HDB block in Bukit Timah · lease from 1976 · 49 years of lease left at its latest sale, in October 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 5 flats here were resold. 3-room flats went for a median of $500,000 ($715 per ft²).

3-room$500,0005 sold · $445,000 to $548,888$715 per ft² · 65 m²

3-room price per ft², by year

$500$550$600$650$70020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $5722018: $6052019: $5432020: $5522021: $5702022: $5652023: $6082024: $6302025: $6572026: $682$682$500$550$600$650$700’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $5722018: $6052019: $5432020: $5522021: $5702022: $5652023: $6082024: $6302025: $6572026: $682$682

Median of each year's 3-room resales. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors3-room5-room
13–15$455K1·
10–12$460K5·
7–9$445K3·
4–6$529K2$1.01M1
1–3$485K1·

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
Oct 2026Oct ’263-room4–665 m²$548,888$785
Aug 2026Aug ’263-room13–1565 m²$455,000$650
Jun 2026Jun ’263-room10–1265 m²$500,000$715
Jan 2026Jan ’263-room7–965 m²$445,000$636
Nov 2025Nov ’253-room7–965 m²$523,000$748
Aug 2025Aug ’253-room10–1265 m²$460,000$657
Jul 2025Jul ’253-room10–1265 m²$438,000$626
Feb 2025Feb ’253-room10–1265 m²$458,888$656

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
3-room$3,100 a month15

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 7.4% a year, the median rent over the median resale price from this block's own sales, before any costs.

Nearby

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

  • Farrer Road MRT260 m
  • Tan Kah Kee MRT1.0 km
  • Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)30 m
  • FairPrice · Coronation Plaza970 m

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

  • Nanyang Primary School560 m
  • Raffles Girls' Primary School1.4 km
  • New Town Primary School2.0 km

All of Bukit Timah's 26 blocks.

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