Blk 138A Lor 1a Toa Payoh
Completed 2012 · 42 storeys · 246 flats · 84 years 11 months remaining · 102 resale transactions on record · dbsss on the record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
42 storeys · completed 2012
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,550,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $1,053,717 in 2020 - a gain of $496,283 - about $227 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 28 up have sold for a median of $1,260,000 - $165,000 more than floors 14 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2051 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,350/mo | $3,300–$3,400 | $2,900/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,900/mo | $4,800–$5,300 | $4,000/mo | - | 7 |
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 · 47 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,550,000 | $1,263 | 84y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 117 | $1,550,000 | $1,231 | 85y 02m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 91 | $1,056,000 | $1,078 | 85y 05m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 91 | $1,210,000 | $1,235 | 85y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,515,000 | $1,235 | 85y 07m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $1,200,000 | $1,225 | 85y 08m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 91 | $1,098,000 | $1,121 | 85y 09m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 113 | $1,225,000 | $1,007 | 85y 08m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 91 | $1,048,000 | $1,070 | 85y 11m |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 113 | $1,268,888 | $1,043 | 86y |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 114 | $1,518,000 | $1,237 | 86y |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $1,390,000 | $1,174 | 85y 11m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $1,160,000 | $1,184 | 86y 03m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $1,600,000 | $1,270 | 86y 06m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $1,308,888 | $1,105 | 86y 05m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $805,888 | $1,070 | 86y 05m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,090,000 | $1,113 | 86y 09m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 113 | $1,180,000 | $970 | 86y 10m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $1,051,000 | $1,073 | 87y 02m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,098,000 | $1,121 | 86y 11m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,038,888 | $1,061 | 87y 03m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $1,085,000 | $1,108 | 87y 03m |
| Oct 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $975,000 | $823 | 87y 08m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 91 | $1,045,000 | $1,067 | 87y 09m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $970,000 | $819 | 87y 09m |
| May 2023 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,370,000 | $1,116 | 88y |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $613,000 | $814 | 87y 11m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 114 | $1,385,000 | $1,129 | 87y 11m |
| Apr 2023 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 91 | $988,000 | $1,009 | 88y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 110 | $1,010,000 | $853 | 87y 11m |
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
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.
5-room median $48k above this block · 10 vs 10 sales
5-room median $83k below this block · 9 vs 10 sales
4-room median $228k below this block · 4 vs 7 sales
4-room median $198k below this block · 5 vs 7 sales
built 1969 · 42 fewer lease years than this block
built 1969 · 42 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.