Blk 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh
Completed 1998 · 30 storeys · 140 flats · 72 years 02 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
30 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,165,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $975,750 in 2020 - a gain of $189,250 - about $86 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 20 up have sold for a median of $1,065,000 - $27,000 more than floors 10 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2038 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,800/mo | $3,500–$4,100 | $3,700/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,300/mo | $4,200–$4,500 | $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 · 16 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $1,165,000 | $873 | 72y 02m |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $983,000 | $736 | 72y 06m |
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $1,100,000 | $824 | 72y 07m |
| Nov 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $1,068,000 | $800 | 72y 09m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $1,035,000 | $782 | 73y 09m |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $1,100,000 | $831 | 74y 04m |
| Mar 2023 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 124 | $1,200,000 | $899 | 75y 05m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $915,000 | $703 | 75y 06m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 124 | $1,065,000 | $798 | 75y 10m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 101 | $800,000 | $736 | 75y 11m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 124 | $1,038,000 | $778 | 76y |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $765,000 | $704 | 76y 02m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $1,053,000 | $795 | 76y 02m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 124 | $1,065,000 | $798 | 76y 08m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 101 | $800,000 | $736 | 76y 11m |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 124 | $960,000 | $719 | 76y 11m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $825,000 | $633 | 77y 07m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 121 | $950,000 | $729 | 78y 05m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $660,000 | $607 | 78y 10m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 101 | $763,000 | $702 | 78y 11m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 124 | $943,000 | $707 | 79y 02m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 121 | $955,000 | $733 | 79y 04m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 121 | $900,000 | $691 | 79y 11m |
| Dec 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $820,000 | $614 | 80y 07m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $878,888 | $658 | 80y 10m |
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 $97k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
5-room median $127k above this block · 4 vs 5 sales
built 1999 · same generation
built 1998 · same generation
5-room median $107k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
built 1971 · 27 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.