Bukit Merah Crest BTO Preview — October 2025 BTO

Bto Project Preview

Bukit Merah Crest is a Prime BTO launch in BUKIT MERAH (D3), part of the October 2025 BTO exercise. 540 units across 4 flat types, 10-year minimum occupation period.

Location & amenities

Amenity data not yet enriched for this project. Site analysis updates when the admin runs POST /admin/bto/enrich/39.

Unit mix & indicative pricing

Flat typeUnitsIndicative priceArea (sqm)
2-Room Flexi54$28,000 – $50,00037 – 45
3-Room108$49,000 – $79,00065 – 72
4-Room270$68,000 – $107,00090 – 97
5-Room108$84,000 – $129,000110 – 117

BTO indicative PSF vs nearby HDB resale (BUKIT MERAH, last 12 months)

Same town, matched flat type. Positive discount = BTO cheaper.

Flat typeBTO PSF (mid)Resale PSF (est.)Discount vs resale
2-Room Flexi$930$741-25.5%
3-Room$930$693-34.2%
4-Room$930$885-5.0%
5-Room$930$890-4.5%

Ballot odds & precedent

Final ballot subscription rates

Flat typeApplicantSupplyApplicationsRate
2-Room FlexiFirst-timer3583123.74x
2-Room FlexiSecond-timer16241.53x
3-RoomFirst-timer705708.14x
3-RoomSecond-timer32300.94x
4-RoomFirst-timer1761,4668.33x
4-RoomSecond-timer812352.90x
5-RoomFirst-timer703795.42x
5-RoomSecond-timer32441.39x

Historical precedent: BUKIT MERAH · Prime

Flat typeApplicantMedian rateSample size
2-Room FlexiFirst-timer23.74x1
2-Room FlexiSecond-timer1.53x1
3-RoomFirst-timer8.14x1
3-RoomSecond-timer0.94x1
4-RoomFirst-timer8.33x1
4-RoomSecond-timer2.90x1
5-RoomFirst-timer5.42x1
5-RoomSecond-timer1.39x1

Affordability worked examples

Assumptions: HDB concessionary loan at 2.6%, 25-year tenure, 75% LTV. Replace grant amounts with your eligibility from the HDB Grant Calculator.

PersonaFlatPriceEst. grantNet priceDownpaymentMonthly
Young couple, first-timer (combined income S$8,000/month)3-Room$64,000$60,000$4,000$1,000$14
Family, first-timer (combined income S$12,000/month)4-Room$87,000$30,000$57,000$14,250$194
Upgrader, second-timer (combined income S$16,000/month)4-Room$87,000$0$87,000$21,750$296

Prime subsidy recovery on resale

Prime flats carry a subsidy recovery on resale (typically ~9% applied to the eventual resale price). This is the price of the larger upfront subsidy you receive on purchase. Plus and Prime also have a 10-year MOP (vs Standard's 5-year) and bans on renting out the whole flat.

Use the BTO Plus/Prime Clawback Calculator to estimate net proceeds at a hypothetical sale year and compare against the Standard equivalent.

Related

Sources & methodology

Methodology & Sources

Figures below are drawn from October 2025 BTO and revised one-time.

HDB resale and rental data from data.gov.sg.

  • HDB project list and indicative pricing sourced from HDB press releases for the October 2025 BTO launch.
  • Nearby resale comparison uses HDB resale transactions in BUKIT MERAH over the last 12 months (averaged price ÷ midpoint floor area, converted to PSF).
  • Ballot odds precedent aggregates final subscription rates from past BTO launches in BUKIT MERAH under the Prime tier; median is reported with sample-size.
  • Walkability score from ShiokNest WalkabilityService (DB-based: MRT + schools); OneMap amenities fetched on enrichment.

We report medians (not means) so a single outlier transaction cannot skew district-level figures. PSF = price per square foot.