Blk 12 Joo Seng Rd
Completed 1983 · 19 storeys · 72 flats · 57 years 07 months remaining · 15 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
19 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $848,000 in Dec 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $666,667 in 2020 - a gain of $181,333 - about $83 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 13 up have sold for a median of $708,500 - $66,000 more than floors 6 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 (967 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,500/mo | $2,500–$2,500 | $3,700/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,600/mo | $3,400–$3,800 | $4,000/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 15
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 132 | $848,000 | $597 | 57y 07m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 132 | $815,000 | $574 | 58y |
| May 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 132 | $660,000 | $465 | 60y 02m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 132 | $737,000 | $519 | 60y 10m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 132 | $665,000 | $468 | 61y |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 132 | $625,000 | $440 | 61y |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 132 | $770,000 | $542 | 61y |
| Feb 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 132 | $680,000 | $479 | 61y 04m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 113 | $443,000 | $364 | 62y 07m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 132 | $550,000 | $387 | 62y 11m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 113 | $495,000 | $407 | 63y 01m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 132 | $539,000 | $379 | 64y 04m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 132 | $620,000 | $436 | 65y 04m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 132 | $622,000 | $438 | 65y 07m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $475,000 | $428 | 66y 03m |
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.
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
built 1983 · same generation
built 1993 · 11 more lease years than this block
built 1983 · same generation
built 2015 · 33 more lease years than this block
built 2015 · 33 more lease years than this block
built 1983 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.