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HDB block scorecard · rubric v0.3

Blk 53 Lengkok Bahru

HDB block scorecard · Bukit Merah · 12 resales 2018-04–2026-01

C
52/100
88% measured

Carried by flat mix (3.5/5); capped by transaction liquidity (1.0/5).

Best for: Short-horizon buyers pricing the lease decay in, eyes open.

Overall52C

the headline rubric: price, trend, liquidity, location, lease

Value52C

53th pctile in Bukit Merah · 84th pctile of all 8842 blocks islandwide

Investment45C-

+6.0%/yr realized · 3 resales/36mo · ~59yr lease left

The rubric

How we rate →

  • Price vs Town Peers

    20%
    computed
    3.0/5

    697

    $697 median psf = 53th pctile of 320 rated Bukit Merah blocks (cheaper=better)

  • Realized Price Trend

    20%
    computed
    3.0/5

    +6.0%/yr

    block trend +6.0%/yr = 45th pctile of 8622 blocks (first-12mo vs last-12mo, annualized)

  • Transaction Liquidity

    15%
    computed
    1.0/5

    3 resales / 36mo

    3yr resale volume; block med ~7 — single-block markets are thin

  • Location & Connectivity

    15%
    computed
    3.0/5

    6.7min walk to Redhill

    6.7min to REDHILL MRT STATION Exit A (straight-line x1.35 detour @80m/min), 19 bus stops <=400m

  • Lease Runway

    15%
    computed
    2.0/5

    ~59yr left

    ~59yr remaining (99yr grant); block universe med ~66yr; CPF/loan limits tighten as runway shrinks

  • Flat Mix

    5%
    partial
    3.5/5

    100% 4RM+, avg 94sqm

    share of 4-room-and-larger resales (family stock holds demand) — proxy

  • Sentiment Signal

    10%
    manual · awaiting data
    3.0/5

    Awaiting data — neutral placeholder. manual aggregated overlay (Tier3 fragile layer)

Strongest: Flat Mix · Weakest: Transaction Liquidity. Each category is scored 0–5 against public anchors, multiplied by its weight and scaled to 100.

Key facts

Median resale psf
$697 psf
Resales (36 mo)
3
Town
Bukit Merah
Remaining lease
~59yr
Avg flat size
94 sqm
Nearest MRT
Redhill · 6.7 min walk
Data through
Jan 2026

Data coverage

88%

88% of this rating’s weight is measured from data. The rest is a clearly-labelled placeholder or estimate — never silently blended in.

computed
— fully measured from source data (full coverage credit)
partial
— real but proxy signal (half credit)
inferred
— estimate, dampened toward neutral (no credit)
manual
— neutral 3.0 placeholder awaiting data (no credit)

Map

Price history

median $psf by month

Median resale $psf per month for this single block, from HDB resale registrations. A block trades thinly, so the series is sparse — the line breaks across months with no recorded resale rather than bridging the gap.

  • median resale $psf
  • transactions / month
  • trend extrapolation — not a forecast