Block 8 Empress Road
Block 8 Empress Road has 40 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $500,000 (Jun 2026, 3 room, floors 10–12). Median $6,263/sqm. Prices up 15.1% over the past five years. Built 1976, 48 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 3 Room$480,000−2.3%vs town(−$12k)+7.9%vs national(+$35k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). Figures are from rentals at this block where available.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Room | $3,000 typically $2,800–$3,200 | 7.8% | 19 rentals here |
| 5-Room | $4,300 typically $4,000–$4,600 | 4.6% | Bukit Timah avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 1 popular school. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 8 Empress Road in Bukit Timah, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $500,000 | $7,692 |
| Jan 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $445,000 | $6,846 |
| Nov 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $523,000 | $8,046 |
| Aug 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $460,000 | $7,077 |
| Jul 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $438,000 | $6,738 |
| Feb 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $458,888 | $7,060 |
| Nov 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $480,000 | $7,385 |
| Oct 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 76 sqm | $510,000 | $6,711 |
| Jul 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 76 sqm | $485,000 | $6,382 |
| May 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $445,000 | $6,846 |
| Feb 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 130 sqm | $1,008,000 | $7,754 |
| Oct 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $448,168 | $6,895 |
| Aug 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 76 sqm | $470,000 | $6,184 |
| Oct 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $445,000 | $6,846 |
| Jul 2022 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 76 sqm | $475,000 | $6,250 |
| Jun 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $368,000 | $5,662 |
| Jan 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $335,000 | $5,154 |
| Jan 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $395,000 | $6,077 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $408,000 | $6,277 |
| May 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $388,000 | $5,969 |
About Block 8 Empress Road
A flat at Block 8 Empress Road in Bukit Timah has reached $1,008,000 (Feb 2024), putting it in the small group of HDB blocks that have crossed the million-dollar mark. Its median sits about 48% below the Bukit Timah median, cheaper than about 96% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 40 transactions since 2017 across 3 room, 5 room flats priced from $300,000 to $1,008,000. The most recent transaction was a 3 room flat on storeys 10 TO 12 at $500,000 in Jun 2026, and the median works out to $6,263/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 13 TO 15 band have sold around 10% above those on the 04 TO 06 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 15.1%. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.8141, equivalent to roughly 0.80% of lease-value decay a year. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 8 Empress Road worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 8 Empress Road was $500,000 for a 3 room flat in 2026-06. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $6,263, based on 40 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 8 Empress Road?
Block 8 Empress Road was built in 1976 and has approximately 48 years and 11 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.80%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.80% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 8 Empress Road?
Block 8 Empress Road in Bukit Timah contains 3 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $300,000 to $1,008,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 8 Empress Road gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 8 Empress Road have increased by approximately 15.1% over the past five years. The current median price is $423,000, with the most recent sale at $500,000 in 2026-06.