Havelock Road HDB resale price and rent guide
Havelock Road's latest 12-month HDB resale median is $937,500 across 46 sales, while the latest 12-month median rent is $3,500. The street contains newer high-rise blocks and older flats with much shorter leases, so the street median is only useful after the block and flat type are known.
Published Jul 2026. Data is for research and comparison only.The short answer on Havelock Road HDB prices
Havelock Road recorded 46 HDB resale transactions over the latest 12 months. The median price was $937,500, the average was $935,803, and the median PSF was $1,089. Those numbers place the street above the $790,000 latest 12-month median for Bukit Merah and well above the $630,000 national HDB median.
The 2026 year-to-date median is $985,944 across 34 sales. Recent monthly medians have moved around because the sample is small and the flat mix changes from month to month. A month with several newer 4-room sales can look very different from one that includes an older 3-room transaction.
For a buyer, the street headline answers only one question: is Havelock Road generally a premium HDB location? The current evidence says yes. It does not tell us whether one $900,000 4-room flat or one $1.4 million 5-room flat is fairly priced. That requires block, lease, floor area and storey.
Havelock Road has several generations of HDB housing
The newer cluster at Blocks 52 to 58 has leases that commenced in 2013 and includes high-rise 3-room, 4-room and 5-room flats. These blocks account for many of the recent premium transactions. Their longer remaining leases, taller buildings and central location make them poor comparables for the oldest flats on the street.
Blocks 94 and 95 date from 1983. They offer larger 5-room layouts in many cases, but their remaining lease is materially shorter. Block 22 has a long resale and rental history dominated by smaller flats. Block 29 appears in the historical file but has no current evidence, so its old transactions should not anchor a present-day asking price.
A Havelock Road HDB search can therefore lead to very different homes. The street name is not the comparison set. Start with the exact block, identify its lease commencement year, then match the flat type and floor area.
The newer Blocks 52 to 58 set the recent premium
Recent sales in the 2013 cluster regularly clear $1 million. A 4-room flat at Block 52 sold for $1.16 million in June 2026, while a 4-room unit at Block 55 sold for $1.14 million. Both were on higher storeys and had roughly 86 years remaining at the time of sale.
The same cluster also contains 3-room sales in the $700,000 to $800,000 range and 5-room sales above $1.4 million. Total price changes sharply with floor area even when PSF remains high. A buyer who searches only for Havelock Road's median can miss this basic size effect.
Use the block directory and recent transaction table on the Havelock Road page. Compare the same flat type first, then floor area and storey band. If the closest sale is in another block, confirm that its lease and outlook are close enough to support the comparison.
Older Blocks 94 and 95 need a separate lease discussion
Blocks 94 and 95 have a lease commencement year of 1983. Recent 5-room sales show that buyers still value their size and location. In June 2026, transactions at these blocks ranged from $975,000 to $1.138 million, with roughly 56 years remaining.
Those prices should not be copied directly to a newer 5-room flat, and the reverse is also true. The older homes may offer more space for the money, while the newer blocks offer a longer lease runway. Financing, CPF usage and the future buyer pool can differ even when the current monthly mortgage appears manageable.
A buyer considering an older Havelock flat should check eligibility rules against the remaining lease and intended holding period. The central location may continue to attract demand, but location does not stop the lease from shortening. Price the home for the lease it has, not the address alone.
Floor level can create a visible premium
Two July 2026 sales at Block 57 make the floor effect easy to see. A 4-room flat on storeys 28 to 30 sold for $1.11 million. Another 4-room flat on storeys 1 to 3 sold for $900,000. Their floor areas were not identical, but the same-month, same-block evidence shows why storey cannot be treated as a minor detail.
A higher floor may offer a wider view, less traffic noise and better airflow. It can also bring more afternoon sun or a view that may change with future development. Buyers should inspect the actual facing and not pay a generic high-floor premium just because the transaction table shows one.
Compare within the same block whenever possible. If there are not enough sales, use adjacent blocks from the same lease cluster and similar floor bands. Widening the sample is reasonable as long as the differences are written down rather than hidden inside one median.
Flat type explains much of the price spread
Havelock Road's historical file contains 2-room through 5-room flats, but its recent market is concentrated in 3-room, 4-room and 5-room homes. The long-run flat-type medians mix several property cycles, so they should not be used as current asking-price targets.
The latest transactions give a cleaner view. Recent 3-room sales in the newer blocks generally sit below the 4-room sales in total price while sometimes showing a similar or higher PSF. The 5-room homes command the highest total prices because buyers are paying for more space in a central location.
Buyers should resist comparing only PSF. A 3-room flat at a high PSF may still be the most affordable route into the area. A lower-PSF 5-room flat can demand far more cash and borrowing. Check the monthly payment and total purchase costs after narrowing the property evidence.
Havelock Road rent has its own block and flat-type split
The latest 12-month median approved rent on Havelock Road is $3,500, based on 81 records. Across the full rental file, the 3-room median is $3,000, the 4-room median is $3,700, and the 5-room median is $3,850.
The rental range is wide because flat type, furnishing, condition and block matter. A low owner-declared amount may also reflect a partial or unusual arrangement that the dataset does not fully explain. Use the median and the cluster of recent approvals, not the lowest or highest record.
HDB rental figures in this dataset are owner-declared and not independently verified by HDB. They are useful for comparison, but a tenant should still check current listings, exact condition, lease terms and included furnishings. A landlord should allow for vacancy, maintenance and regulatory requirements rather than treating gross rent as net income.
The transport advantage is specific and measurable
The representative Havelock Road location is about 0.35 km from Havelock MRT and 0.43 km from Tiong Bahru MRT in the current map data. Great World MRT is also within roughly 0.7 km. Actual walking distance varies by block entrance, crossings and route, so check the exact block on the street map.
This access supports the street's appeal for residents working around the city, Orchard, River Valley and the wider central area. It also gives buyers more than one rail option. The transport premium is already visible in recent prices, which means convenience should not be counted twice when setting an offer.
A buyer should walk the route at the time of day that matters. Covered paths, traffic crossings and the final approach can change how a short map distance feels. The same applies to noise. A central address can be convenient and busy at the same time.
Schools and daily amenities need an exact-block check
The street-level location data identifies Zhangde Primary, Alexandra Primary, Outram Secondary and River Valley Primary among the nearby schools. Distances are based on a representative point on Havelock Road. Families should verify the current MOE distance and admission rules for the exact block before relying on school proximity.
Residents can reach Tiong Bahru, Great World and central-city amenities without treating every trip as a car journey. Nearby hawker options, park connectors and neighbourhood services add practical value. The newer and older ends of the street may still produce different walking routines.
These details matter because buyers do not experience the median. They experience the route from their block, the lift wait, the afternoon sun and the walk to daily needs. Use location as a set of specific checks rather than a broad claim that Havelock is central.
How Havelock compares with nearby Bukit Merah streets
Havelock Road's latest 12-month median of $937,500 is close to Jalan Membina at about $990,000 and Kim Tian Road at about $985,000. Boon Tiong Road is higher at roughly $1.19 million, while Telok Blangah Street 31 is lower at about $953,000. These comparisons help frame the wider central HDB market.
The streets are not interchangeable. Boon Tiong, Jalan Membina, Kim Tian and Havelock have different block ages, flat mixes, views and transport routes. A nearby street is useful when the subject block has thin evidence, but it should not replace stronger same-block or same-street transactions.
Start with Havelock Road. Move outward only after the local sample is exhausted. When using another street, match the flat type, area and remaining lease as closely as possible. A nearby newer block may be geographically close and economically different.
A buyer's Havelock Road price check
Open the Havelock Road HDB page and find the exact block. Check its recent resale count, median, latest month and rental evidence. Then review the latest individual transactions for the same flat type. Give the most weight to sales from the same lease cluster and a similar storey band.
Build a price range before the viewing. Use the lower end for weaker condition, shorter lease or low-floor disadvantages. Use the upper end only when the flat has qualities supported by comparable sales. A seller's renovation bill is not automatically part of the market value.
Run the proposed price through the affordability, stamp duty and purchase-timeline tools. A transaction-backed price can still stretch the buyer too far. Leave room for legal fees, renovation, moving and a mortgage buffer. Market evidence and personal affordability must both work.
What renters and landlords should check
Renters should compare the same flat type and block cluster, then adjust for condition, furnishings, lease length and move-in date. If an asking rent sits above recent approvals, ask what explains the premium. A better renovation or high floor may justify some of it. A vague claim about the area does not.
Landlords should look beyond the highest recent rent. An ambitious asking price can mean a longer vacancy, which may cost more than accepting a reasonable tenant slightly below the target. Compare the likely annual outcome rather than the monthly headline alone.
Both sides should record the evidence they used. The public rental file cannot describe every lease term or unit condition, so it should support a conversation rather than end one. The best comparison is recent, local and matched to the same flat type.
Recent Havelock Road HDB resale transactions
Open the Havelock Road block directory from any row to compare resale, rent, lease and postal-code evidence.
Quick answers
Short answers based on the current data view.
What is the latest Havelock Road HDB resale median?
The latest 12-month median is $937,500 across 46 recorded transactions, with a median of $1,089 psf.
Why are Havelock Road HDB prices so different by block?
The street mixes newer 2013 high-rise blocks with older flats carrying shorter leases. Flat type, floor area and storey add further differences.
What is the recent median rent on Havelock Road?
The latest 12-month median approved rent is $3,500 across 81 records. The figures are owner-declared and not independently verified by HDB.
Is Havelock Road more expensive than Bukit Merah overall?
Its latest 12-month street median is above Bukit Merah's $790,000 estate median, but buyers should compare the exact block and lease rather than relying on that broad difference.
Which blocks should be compared together?
Blocks 52 to 58 form a newer 2013 lease cluster. Blocks 94 and 95 are older and should be compared with lease age in mind. Start with the same block whenever enough sales exist.