Bukit Merah.
Tiong Bahru charm, Redhill's grit, Alexandra's edge — one town, closer to the CBD than most. Everything about buying, selling and renting here, refreshed live.
Central-region proximity at heartland prices, if you can live with the lift lobby's age.
Bukit Merah is really five neighbourhoods sharing one postcode: Tiong Bahru's art deco charm, Redhill's old school blocks, Alexandra's industrial edge, all filed under one HDB town closer to the CBD than almost anywhere else in public housing. The trade-off is age, some of these blocks are among the oldest standing in Singapore, and the lift lobbies show it. Still, for the young professional chasing city fringe living without city fringe rent, Bukit Merah HDB flats remain one of the sharpest value plays in the central region.
Median PSF, Jul 2026
What's nearby
PSF Trend
Here's how Bukit Merah's HDB resale market actually breaks down, by flat type and remaining lease band, drawn from HDB caveats lodged through Jul 2026.
Last 6 months
PSF & supply by remaining lease
Schools nearby
Latest launch in this town
Private & EC within ~2km
Ronnie's read
Bukit Merah's psf dropped 14.5% to $755 in July, the sharpest pullback in this batch, even as year-on-year volume held up with a 6.9% gain. Ninety-three caveats lodged in the month keeps this central-region town active, and Bukit Merah still ranks #5 of 9 Central towns on price. Lease bands here split wide, over a third of blocks are under 50 years old and another third sit at 70-89 years, so age varies block to block more than most towns. For the young professional chasing city-fringe access without city-fringe rent, a pullback like this one is worth a serious look.