PropHerald

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8 Empress Road

Residential · HDB · way/166962629

At a glance

Zoning

residential with commercial at 1st storey · GPR 2.8

Units

186

Storeys

14

Completed

1975

Tenure

99-yr from 1976

Postal

S260008

Developer

Housing & Development Board

Median psf (12 mo)

S$686

Footprint

1,625 m²

Nearest MRT/LRT

FARRER ROAD MRT STATION (MRT) · 148 m

Plot ratio

2.8 (MP2025)

Zoning & plot ratio by Master Plan

Master PlanPlot ratioLand use
MP20032.8RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
MP20082.8RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
MP20142.8RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
MP20192.8RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
MP20252.8RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY

Location & surroundings

this building MRT/LRT school bus stop covered linkway

4 bus stops within 300 m · nearest 57 m · covered linkway within 150 m

No dengue clusters have touched this building in the past year.

Other blocks in this development

1 Queen's Road · 1 Queen's Road · 1 Queen's Road · 2 Queen's Road · 2 Queen's Road · 2 Queen's Road · 3 Queen's Road · 3 Queen's Road · 4 Queen's Road · 4 Queen's Road

Facilities & amenities

Hawker centre Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre) 26 m
Park KING'S RD PARK 67 m
Gym Om Shiva Yoga - Chip Bee 995 m
Sports facility MOE (Evans) 1.5 km
Community club Buona Vista CC 1.6 km
Library Queenstown Public Library 1.9 km
Preschool Nanyang Kindergarten 147 m
Eldercare Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch) 1.1 km
Car park BLK 8A EMPRESS ROAD · sheltered 55 m

Nearest of each kind within 2 km; car parks within 1 km.

Transactions

HDB Blk 8 EMPRESS RD

4 resales in the last 12 months · full history

MonthTypeLevelArea m² PriceS$ psfRemaining lease
Jun 20263 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$500,000 71548y 11m
Jan 20263 ROOM07 TO 09 65S$445,000 63649y 4m
Nov 20253 ROOM07 TO 09 65S$523,000 74849y 6m
Aug 20253 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$460,000 65749y 9m
Jul 20253 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$438,000 62649y 9m
Feb 20253 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$458,888 65650y 3m
Nov 20243 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$480,000 68650y 6m
Oct 20243 ROOM04 TO 06 76S$510,000 62350y 7m
Jul 20243 ROOM01 TO 03 76S$485,000 59350y 10m
May 20243 ROOM07 TO 09 65S$445,000 63651y 0m
Feb 20245 ROOM04 TO 06 130S$1,008,000 72051y 2m
Oct 20233 ROOM13 TO 15 65S$448,168 64151y 7m
Aug 20233 ROOM07 TO 09 76S$470,000 57551y 8m
Oct 20223 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$445,000 63652y 7m
Jul 20223 ROOM13 TO 15 76S$475,000 58152y 10m
Jun 20223 ROOM04 TO 06 65S$368,000 52652y 11m
Jan 20223 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$395,000 56553y 3m
Jan 20223 ROOM07 TO 09 65S$335,000 47953y 4m
Sep 20213 ROOM10 TO 12 65S$408,000 58353y 8m
May 20213 ROOM04 TO 06 65S$388,000 55554y 0m

Price trend

S$0S$350S$700199020082026— median— average S$ psf1990 · S$55 average psf · 10 sales1991 · S$56 average psf · 3 sales1992 · S$81 average psf · 5 sales1993 · S$119 average psf · 6 sales1994 · S$145 average psf · 8 sales1995 · S$202 average psf · 2 sales1996 · S$253 average psf · 6 sales1997 · S$269 average psf · 1 sales1998 · S$227 average psf · 10 sales1999 · S$218 average psf · 13 sales2000 · S$240 average psf · 11 sales2001 · S$238 average psf · 11 sales2002 · S$254 average psf · 10 sales2003 · S$271 average psf · 9 sales2004 · S$267 average psf · 9 sales2005 · S$272 average psf · 7 sales2006 · S$278 average psf · 10 sales2007 · S$322 average psf · 2 sales2008 · S$415 average psf · 9 sales2009 · S$444 average psf · 10 sales2010 · S$471 average psf · 6 sales2011 · S$564 average psf · 6 sales2012 · S$609 average psf · 3 sales2013 · S$587 average psf · 1 sales2014 · S$574 average psf · 3 sales2015 · S$576 average psf · 4 sales2016 · S$576 average psf · 3 sales2017 · S$583 average psf · 7 sales2018 · S$572 average psf · 2 sales2019 · S$542 average psf · 3 sales2020 · S$538 average psf · 6 sales2021 · S$573 average psf · 4 sales2022 · S$557 average psf · 5 sales2023 · S$608 average psf · 2 sales2024 · S$652 average psf · 5 sales2025 · S$672 average psf · 4 sales2026 · S$675 average psf · 2 sales1990 · S$57 median psf · 10 sales1991 · S$57 median psf · 3 sales1992 · S$79 median psf · 5 sales1993 · S$125 median psf · 6 sales1994 · S$141 median psf · 8 sales1995 · S$202 median psf · 2 sales1996 · S$255 median psf · 6 sales1997 · S$269 median psf · 1 sales1998 · S$222 median psf · 10 sales1999 · S$222 median psf · 13 sales2000 · S$238 median psf · 11 sales2001 · S$240 median psf · 11 sales2002 · S$251 median psf · 10 sales2003 · S$279 median psf · 9 sales2004 · S$272 median psf · 9 sales2005 · S$269 median psf · 7 sales2006 · S$275 median psf · 10 sales2007 · S$322 median psf · 2 sales2008 · S$417 median psf · 9 sales2009 · S$424 median psf · 10 sales2010 · S$481 median psf · 6 sales2011 · S$554 median psf · 6 sales2012 · S$610 median psf · 3 sales2013 · S$587 median psf · 1 sales2014 · S$560 median psf · 3 sales2015 · S$570 median psf · 4 sales2016 · S$565 median psf · 3 sales2017 · S$572 median psf · 7 sales2018 · S$572 median psf · 2 sales2019 · S$543 median psf · 3 sales2020 · S$552 median psf · 6 sales2021 · S$570 median psf · 4 sales2022 · S$565 median psf · 5 sales2023 · S$608 median psf · 2 sales2024 · S$636 median psf · 5 sales2025 · S$657 median psf · 4 sales2026 · S$675 median psf · 2 salesS$675

This block trades ≈ 17% below the BUKIT TIMAH 12-month median (S$ psf).

Median S$ psf is up ≈ 7% on the previous 12 months.

Last 12 months by type

Flat typeSales Median priceMedian S$ psf
3 ROOM4 S$480,000686

Median price by year

YearSalesMedian price
20262S$472,500
20254S$459,444
20245S$485,000
20232S$459,084
20225S$395,000
20214S$399,000
20206S$386,500
20193S$380,000
20182S$625,000
20177S$400,000