Blk 229 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1976 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 49 years 04 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
25 storeys · completed 1976
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $670,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $538,917 in 2020 — a gain of $131,083 — about $60 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $669,084 — $86,196 more than floors 8 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2015 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,150/mo | $3,000–$3,300 | $4,000/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 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $670,000 | $532 | 49y 04m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $670,000 | $546 | 49y 07m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 117 | $745,000 | $592 | 50y 03m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $730,000 | $570 | 50y 05m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $688,000 | $561 | 50y 09m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $605,000 | $480 | 52y 04m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $588,000 | $467 | 52y 07m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $582,888 | $463 | 52y 11m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $550,000 | $437 | 53y 05m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 117 | $608,168 | $483 | 53y 06m |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $566,000 | $449 | 53y 07m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $540,000 | $429 | 54y 02m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $550,000 | $448 | 54y 04m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $520,000 | $424 | 54y 04m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $510,000 | $405 | 54y 05m |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 54y 06m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $515,000 | $420 | 54y 09m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $510,000 | $405 | 54y 09m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $515,000 | $409 | 55y 05m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $470,000 | $373 | 55y 08m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $515,000 | $409 | 56y |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $538,000 | $420 | 57y 03m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 57y 06m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $615,000 | $488 | 58y 07m |
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 3.6×this block’s PSF.
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