Blk 138B Lor 1a Toa Payoh
Completed 2012 · 40 storeys · 237 flats · 85 years 02 months remaining · 100 resale transactions on record · dbsss on the record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
40 storeys · completed 2012
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,330,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $1,039,500 in 2020 - a gain of $290,500 - about $133 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 27 up have sold for a median of $1,500,000 - $340,000 more than floors 13 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 | $3,400/mo | $3,400–$3,400 | $2,900/mo | - | 1 |
| 4-ROOM | $4,300/mo | $4,300–$4,300 | $3,700/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,625/mo | $4,600–$4,700 | $4,000/mo | - | 4 |
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 · 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $1,330,000 | $1,123 | 85y 02m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,520,000 | $1,239 | 85y 03m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,520,000 | $1,239 | 85y 02m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 117 | $1,500,000 | $1,191 | 85y 09m |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 117 | $1,520,000 | $1,207 | 85y 11m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 91 | $1,038,000 | $1,060 | 86y 04m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 117 | $1,500,000 | $1,191 | 86y 04m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 113 | $1,300,000 | $1,069 | 86y 04m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 113 | $1,180,000 | $970 | 86y 05m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 110 | $1,068,888 | $903 | 86y 07m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 91 | $1,050,000 | $1,072 | 86y 07m |
| Oct 2024 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 114 | $1,500,000 | $1,222 | 86y 08m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,080,000 | $1,103 | 86y 08m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $1,080,000 | $1,103 | 86y 09m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 91 | $978,000 | $998 | 87y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 113 | $1,250,000 | $1,028 | 87y 05m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,038,888 | $1,061 | 87y 05m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 91 | $970,000 | $990 | 87y 07m |
| Jun 2023 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $958,888 | $979 | 88y |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 117 | $1,335,000 | $1,060 | 88y 05m |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $880,000 | $743 | 88y 04m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 113 | $1,160,000 | $954 | 88y 08m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 117 | $1,280,000 | $1,016 | 88y 09m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 91 | $915,000 | $934 | 88y 09m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 91 | $855,000 | $873 | 89y 05m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 114 | $1,240,000 | $1,011 | 89y 06m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 91 | $858,000 | $876 | 89y 07m |
| Oct 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 114 | $1,132,000 | $923 | 89y 07m |
| Oct 2021 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 117 | $1,100,000 | $873 | 89y 07m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $1,080,000 | $858 | 89y 09m |
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 below this block · 10 vs 10 sales
4-room median $195k below this block · 4 vs 4 sales
4-room median $165k below this block · 5 vs 4 sales
5-room median $130k below this block · 9 vs 10 sales
4-room median $90k below this block · 10 vs 4 sales
built 1995 · 15 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.