Blk 153A Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1997 · 19 storeys · 72 flats · 71 years 11 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
19 storeys · completed 1997
What the record shows
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 | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,200/mo | $4,000–$4,300 | $4,000/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $1,180,000 | $884 | 71y 11m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $910,000 | $837 | 72y 09m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $1,100,000 | $824 | 73y 02m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $1,165,000 | $894 | 73y 03m |
| Dec 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $900,000 | $691 | 74y 01m |
| Aug 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $1,085,000 | $833 | 75y 06m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 104 | $780,000 | $697 | 76y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $830,000 | $622 | 76y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 101 | $788,000 | $725 | 76y 04m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $760,000 | $699 | 76y 08m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 124 | $850,000 | $637 | 77y 04m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $707,000 | $632 | 77y 09m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 124 | $840,000 | $629 | 79y 06m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 121 | $878,000 | $674 | 79y 09m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $835,000 | $641 | 79y 08m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $728,000 | $650 | 79y 08m |
| Mar 2017 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 121 | $888,000 | $682 | 80y 10m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $848,888 | $652 | 80y 11m |
| Feb 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $650,000 | $598 | 80y 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 $97k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1971 · 26 fewer lease years than this block
5-room median $30k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
5-room median $10k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1998 · same generation
built 1999 · same generation
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.