Blk 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1971 · 12 storeys · 176 flats · 44 years 07 months remaining · 20 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1971
What the record shows
A 2-room here sold for $290,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $217,000 in 2020 — a gain of $73,000 — about $33 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 2-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $255,000 — $40,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2011 — the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Toa Payoh over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 47% below their younger neighbours' PSF (958 sales).
Across Toa Payoh, roughly 3,491 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 — new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months — official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Toa Payoh median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ROOM | $2,150/mo | $2,000–$2,300 | $2,300/mo | — | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 12 sales — do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 20
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 41 | $290,000 | $657 | 44y 07m |
| Sept 2025 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 41 | $280,000 | $634 | 45y 04m |
| Jun 2025 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 40 | $301,000 | $699 | 45y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 41 | $300,000 | $680 | 45y 08m |
| May 2025 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 40 | $290,000 | $674 | 45y 09m |
| Jan 2025 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 40 | $292,000 | $678 | 46y 01m |
| Sept 2024 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 40 | $295,000 | $685 | 46y 05m |
| Mar 2024 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 40 | $300,000 | $697 | 47y |
| Dec 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 41 | $302,000 | $684 | 47y 02m |
| May 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 40 | $270,000 | $627 | 47y 08m |
| Feb 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 40 | $240,000 | $557 | 48y |
| Sept 2021 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 40 | $235,000 | $546 | 49y 05m |
| Feb 2021 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 40 | $220,000 | $511 | 49y 11m |
| Sept 2020 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 41 | $195,000 | $442 | 50y 05m |
| Jul 2020 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 41 | $218,000 | $494 | 50y 07m |
| May 2020 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 40 | $200,000 | $465 | 50y 09m |
| Oct 2019 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 40 | $227,000 | $527 | 51y 03m |
| Jan 2019 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 40 | $215,000 | $499 | 52y 01m |
| Oct 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 41 | $186,000 | $421 | 53y 03m |
| May 2017 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 41 | $205,000 | $465 | 53y 10m |
Who lives in Toa Payoh
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address — distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
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