538 Upp Cross St

HDB · Central Area · built 1978 · Chinatown MRT 1 min · 51 yrs left

HDB block in Central Area · lease from 1978 · 51 years of lease left at its latest sale, in July 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 1 flat here was resold. 3-room flats went for a median of $610,000 ($945 per ft²).

3-room$610,0001 sold$945 per ft² · 60 m²

3-room price per ft², by year

$600$700$800$900$1,00020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $6562018: $7572019: $6502020: $6512021: $7242022: $7282023: $7132024: $7322025: $8582026: $945$945$600$700$800$900$1,000’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $6562018: $7572019: $6502020: $6512021: $7242022: $7282023: $7132024: $7322025: $8582026: $945$945

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

Which floors sold

Floors3-room
16–18$528K1
13–15$550K3
10–12$566K2

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
Jul 2026Jul ’263-room10–1260 m²$610,000$945
Aug 2025Aug ’253-room13–1560 m²$580,000$898
Feb 2025Feb ’253-room16–1860 m²$528,000$818
Apr 2024Apr ’243-room13–1568 m²$550,000$751
Mar 2024Mar ’243-room10–1268 m²$522,000$713
Dec 2023Dec ’233-room13–1568 m²$522,000$713
Sep 2022Sep ’223-room7–960 m²$465,000$720
May 2022May ’223-room10–1268 m²$555,000$758

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
3-room$3,200 a month7

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 6.6% 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:

  • Chinatown MRT110 m
  • Clarke Quay MRT190 m
  • Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)10 m
  • FairPrice · Chinatown Point120 m

Primary schools within 2 km (0 within 1 km):

  • Cantonment Primary School1.3 km
  • River Valley Primary School1.5 km

Also on Upper Cross Street

BlockLease fromResold, last 12 months4-room median
34 Upper Cross Street19753—
532 Upper Cross Street19800—
533 Upper Cross Street19803—
535 Upper Cross Street19802—
536 Upper Cross Street19815—
538 Upper Cross Streetthis block19781—

All of Central Area's 64 blocks.

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