Blk 139B Lor 1a Toa Payoh
Completed 2012 · 42 storeys · 246 flats · 85 years remaining · 114 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 4-room here sold for $1,215,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $840,357 in 2020 - a gain of $374,643 - about $171 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 28 up have sold for a median of $1,440,000 - $385,000 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 | $3,600/mo | $3,200–$3,800 | $2,900/mo | - | 3 |
| 4-ROOM | $4,000/mo | $3,700–$4,100 | $3,700/mo | - | 5 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,700/mo | $4,500–$5,400 | $4,000/mo | - | 3 |
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 · 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 91 | $1,215,000 | $1,240 | 85y |
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,580,000 | $1,288 | 85y |
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $1,140,000 | $1,164 | 84y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 91 | $1,150,000 | $1,174 | 85y 02m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 117 | $1,510,000 | $1,199 | 85y 02m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 91 | $1,110,000 | $1,133 | 85y 05m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 117 | $1,525,000 | $1,211 | 85y 05m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 91 | $1,110,000 | $1,133 | 85y 09m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 117 | $1,540,000 | $1,223 | 85y 08m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $1,070,000 | $1,092 | 85y 10m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 113 | $1,430,000 | $1,176 | 86y |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $1,020,000 | $1,041 | 85y 11m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 114 | $1,490,000 | $1,214 | 86y 02m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 91 | $1,030,000 | $1,052 | 86y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 70 | $725,000 | $962 | 86y 10m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $1,420,000 | $1,128 | 86y 11m |
| Apr 2024 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $1,438,000 | $1,142 | 86y 11m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 91 | $1,000,000 | $1,021 | 87y 02m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 110 | $1,170,000 | $988 | 87y 04m |
| Dec 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 113 | $1,228,000 | $1,010 | 87y 06m |
| Sept 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $1,200,000 | $1,013 | 87y 08m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 114 | $1,460,000 | $1,190 | 87y 09m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 40 to 42 | 117 | $1,420,000 | $1,128 | 87y 11m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $688,000 | $913 | 88y |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,160,000 | $945 | 88y 06m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 114 | $1,265,000 | $1,031 | 88y 09m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 91 | $918,000 | $937 | 88y 11m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $906,000 | $925 | 89y 03m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 70 | $627,500 | $833 | 89y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 117 | $1,180,000 | $937 | 89y 06m |
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.
4-room median $42k below this block · 11 vs 8 sales
5-room median $420k below this block · 4 vs 6 sales
5-room median $148k below this block · 9 vs 6 sales
4-room median $22k above this block · 14 vs 8 sales
4-room median $260k below this block · 11 vs 8 sales
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.