Blk 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1997 · 18 storeys · 120 flats · 71 years 10 months remaining · 17 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
18 storeys · completed 1997
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $894,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $674,472 in 2020 - a gain of $219,528 - about $100 a day while the owner slept.
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 | $2,550/mo | $2,000–$4,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 4 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 17
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 101 | $894,000 | $822 | 71y 10m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 118 | $1,038,888 | $818 | 72y 03m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $896,000 | $824 | 72y 04m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 101 | $900,000 | $828 | 72y 06m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $890,000 | $819 | 72y 08m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $1,000,000 | $768 | 73y 04m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $890,000 | $811 | 73y 08m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 101 | $800,000 | $736 | 75y 09m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 118 | $800,000 | $630 | 77y 01m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $550,000 | $506 | 77y 02m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 101 | $761,888 | $701 | 77y 02m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $586,000 | $539 | 77y 03m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $600,000 | $552 | 79y |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $750,000 | $690 | 79y 03m |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $692,000 | $637 | 79y 05m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $863,000 | $663 | 79y 08m |
| Feb 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $595,000 | $547 | 80y |
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 1971 · 28 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $26k below this block · 3 vs 5 sales
built 1997 · same generation
built 1999 · same generation
built 1998 · same generation
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.