The 2026 HDB lottery is underway, with the February 2026 BTO sales launch kicking it off now till 11th February. Up for grabs are 4,692 BTO flats offered across six projects in Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Tampines and Toa Payoh, alongside an additional 4,320 balance flats sold under the concurrent Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise. All in all, that’s a total of 9,012 flats for sale, of the expected 19,600 the year.
As the sole Prime project in this BTO launch, Redhill Peaks in Bukit Merah will naturally attract quite a lot of applications━the earlier launch in October 2025 saw an application rate of 4.4 times. Situated in an amazing location surrounded by plenty of amenities and provisions for both single applicants and families, here’s why Redhill Peaks is slated to be one of the star picks this launch.
Read more about the other launches in the Feb 2026 BTO launch:
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1,052 new flats on offer
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Located along Redhill Close, Redhill Peaks offers a total of 1,052 units of 2-room Flexi, 3-room, and 4-room flats, spread across three residential blocks of 49 storeys each. These residential blocks will be supplemented with a range of facilities such as a preschool, a residents’ network centre, fitness stations for adults and elderly, and children’s playgrounds.
Now, if you find the project’s name familiar, it’s because the Bukit Merah project that was launched in October was also called Redhill Peaks. Back then, they only launched 1,021 units of 2-room Flexi and 4-room flat variants. As such, this project is certainly welcome news for those who missed out securing a Redhill Peaks flat in the previous sales exercise.
This second wave of Redhill Peaks flats come with an estimated waiting time of 55 months, which is understandably quite long. If you can’t afford to wait for over four years to move in, then you might have to turn your attention elsewhere.
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Characteristic of all new BTO projects is a whole slew of eco-friendly features, designed to reduce energy usage and contribute to a safer and more sustainable living environment. We won’t go through the entire list, but a few of the features include smart lighting in common areas to reduce energy usage, more parking spaces catered for electric vehicles, regenerative lifts to reduce energy consumption, and Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters design features to clean rainwater and beautify the landscapes.
Indicative prices of flats and subsidy clawback
As you would be familiar by now, all Plus and Prime BTO projects come with a subsidy clawback, which is a percentage of the resale or valuation price, whichever is higher, of the flat upon sale, which you have to pay back to HDB. This is because buyers of Plus and Prime flats, which command higher market values due to their more favourable locational attributes, also receive additional subsidies to ensure that the flats remain affordable and accessible.
Unsurprisingly, Redhill Peaks has been designated a 12% subsidy clawback, which is the same as the first Redhill Peaks launch back last October.
With that, here are the indicative prices of flats:
| Selling Price (excl. grants) | Transacted prices of resale flats nearby | |
| 2-room Flexi | $215,000 – $373,000 | – |
| 3-room | $385,000 – $537,000 | $628,000 – $828,000 |
| 4-room | $563,000 – $783,000 | $915,000 – $1,135,000 |
It’ll also be useful to compare the launch prices between the first wave of Redhill Peaks flats and this second wave:
| Redhill Peaks (Oct 2025) | Redhill Peaks (Feb 2026) | |
| 2-room Flexi | $183,000 – $359,000 | $215,000 – $373,000 |
| 3-room | – | $385,000 – $537,000 |
| 4-room | $541,000 – $778,000 | $563,000 – $783,000 |
Prices for the 2-room Flexi and 4-room flats have creeped up by a bit in just a few months; the October 2025 launch had no 3-room flats. Property prices in prime districts such as Bukit Merah have continued their upward climb due to demand and attractiveness of their location, and the difference in launch prices of the first and second wave of Redhill Peaks flats corroborates this sentiment.
Great central location with an abundance of amenities and public transport accessibility
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Bukit Merah is one of Singapore’s oldest and most established housing estates. As such, the estate is well-provisioned with a whole range of amenities to serve the needs of its residents. For instance, there are many iconic dining spots such as Redhill Market, Bukit Merah View Market, and Beo Crescent Market. Otherwise, you can head to places like Dawson Place, Tiong Bahru Plaza, and Valley Point Shopping Centre.
Families will also be attracted to this project because of the availability of schools in close proximity. The closest primary school would be Gan Eng Seng Primary School, which is right next to the project, otherwise other options within a 1km radius would be Zhangde Primary School, Alexandra Primary and Secondary Schools, Bukit Merah Secondary School, and Gan Eng Seng School slightly further away.
One other highlight of Redhill Peaks is its proximity to Redhill MRT Station, which is just a short 10-minute walk away. There is also Bukit Merah Bus Interchange and various bus services which ply the area, so getting around should be relatively hassle-free. If you drive, you’ll certainly enjoy the connectivity to the AYE, as well as living not too far from places like the CBD, VivoCity, or even Orchard Road.
How popular will its units be?
To get a sense of how competitive this wave of Redhill Peaks flats will be, let’s take a look at how the first wave fared in the last exercise. Unfortunately, HDB combined the application numbers for Redhill Peaks and Berlayar Residences, so we can’t tell for sure what the individual application rates are. Nonetheless, this will give you an indicator of their popularity.
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For 2-room Flexi units, a total of 2,927 applications were received for 737 units, meaning that there were about 3.9 applicants competing for every one flat. As expected, the bulk of applicants were first-timer singles and seniors, since 2-room Flexi units would likely be too small for any other homebuyer profile.
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For 4-room flats, the application rate was considerably higher at 5.1. Remember that the first wave of Redhill Peaks flats did not have 3-room units; as we’ve analysed previously, 3-room flats serve as a buffer between the smaller and larger flats, and so the lack of such flats means applicants will be pushed to either side. What this means is that, for example, family applicants would have had to only go for 4-room flats, instead of spreading the numbers across 3-room and 4-room flats.
The good news is that this wave of Redhill Peaks flats does feature 3-room flats, so we will likely see less competition across each flat type. However, you can still expect each flat type to be oversubscribed, given how popular its location is.
Redhill Peaks━a second chance for those who missed out
The introduction of more Redhill Peaks flats will certainly be music to the ears of those who unfortunately missed out on a flat in the earlier October 2025 launch. With a very prime and desirable location, amenities aplenty and potential for huge capital appreciation to boot, there are many things to love about Redhill Peaks despite the likelihood of considerable oversubscription for its three flat types.
If you’re planning to apply for a flat at Redhill Peaks━or any of the other projects for that matter━you have until 11:50pm on 11th February 2026 to do so. If you’re still on the fence about which project to apply for and you are not too particular, you can easily track the application rates for each BTO project on HDB’s website, which will be updated regularly during the 8-day application window.
For more reads:
- HDB rebates explained
- What to do if a fire breaks out in your flat
- What you need to know about renting out your HDB flat before MOP is up
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