Blk 139 Potong Pasir Ave 3
Completed 1984 · 17 storeys · 156 flats · 57 years 03 months remaining · 26 resale transactions on record · model a-maisonettes on the record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
17 storeys · completed 1984
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $587,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $428,978 in 2020 - a gain of $158,022 - about $72 a day while the owner slept.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,200/mo | $1,500–$3,300 | $2,900/mo | - | 5 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,800/mo | $3,800–$3,800 | $3,700/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $587,000 | $737 | 57y 03m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 158 | $1,305,000 | $767 | 58y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 160 | $1,280,000 | $743 | 58y 04m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $550,000 | $491 | 59y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $510,000 | $640 | 59y 07m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $670,000 | $599 | 61y |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $728,000 | $650 | 61y |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 61y 03m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $620,000 | $554 | 61y 05m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 74 | $438,000 | $550 | 61y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $450,000 | $565 | 62y |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $383,888 | $482 | 62y 04m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $495,000 | $442 | 62y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $378,000 | $475 | 62y 08m |
| Apr 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $372,000 | $467 | 63y 04m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $363,888 | $457 | 63y 04m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 74 | $418,000 | $525 | 63y 07m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 158 | $970,000 | $570 | 63y 07m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $528,000 | $472 | 63y 09m |
| Aug 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $383,888 | $482 | 63y 11m |
| Apr 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $375,000 | $471 | 64y 04m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $512,000 | $457 | 64y 05m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 153 | $915,000 | $556 | 65y 01m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 74 | $415,000 | $521 | 65y |
| Apr 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $390,000 | $490 | 65y 03m |
| Dec 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 160 | $918,000 | $533 | 65y 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
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 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.