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HDB block scorecard · rubric v0.3

Blk 63 Telok Blangah Hts

HDB block scorecard · Bukit Merah · 25 resales 2017-01–2025-09

D+
44/100
88% measured

Carried by price vs town peers (4.0/5); capped by realized price trend (1.0/5).

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

Overall44D+

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

Value72B+

16th pctile in Bukit Merah · 47th pctile of all 8842 blocks islandwide

Investment20D

+2.6%/yr realized · 3 resales/36mo · ~49yr lease left

The rubric

How we rate →

  • Price vs Town Peers

    20%
    computed
    4.0/5

    565

    $565 median psf = 16th pctile of 320 rated Bukit Merah blocks (cheaper=better)

  • Realized Price Trend

    20%
    computed
    1.0/5

    +2.6%/yr

    block trend +2.6%/yr = 4th 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

    7.9min walk to Telok Blangah

    7.9min to TELOK BLANGAH MRT STATION Exit A (straight-line x1.35 detour @80m/min), 9 bus stops <=400m

  • Lease Runway

    15%
    computed
    1.0/5

    ~49yr left

    ~49yr remaining (99yr grant); block universe med ~66yr; CPF/loan limits tighten as runway shrinks

  • Flat Mix

    5%
    partial
    2.5/5

    16% 4RM+, avg 78sqm

    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: Price vs Town Peers · Weakest: Realized Price Trend. Each category is scored 0–5 against public anchors, multiplied by its weight and scaled to 100.

Key facts

Median resale psf
$565 psf
Resales (36 mo)
3
Town
Bukit Merah
Remaining lease
~49yr
Avg flat size
78 sqm
Nearest MRT
Telok Blangah · 7.9 min walk
Data through
Sep 2025

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