Blk 157 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1971 · 11 storeys · 353 flats · 44 years 02 months remaining · 71 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1971
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $360,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $316,795 in 2020 - a gain of $43,205 - about $20 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $394,444 - $29,444 more than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2010 - 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 | $2,800/mo | $2,000–$3,500 | $2,900/mo | - | 21 |
| 5-ROOM | $5,600/mo | $5,600–$5,600 | $4,000/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 · 40 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 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $360,000 | $499 | 44y 02m |
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $365,000 | $506 | 44y 03m |
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $370,000 | $513 | 44y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $418,000 | $580 | 44y 11m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $410,000 | $569 | 44y 11m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $408,000 | $566 | 45y 03m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $416,888 | $578 | 45y 03m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $422,000 | $585 | 45y 05m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $392,000 | $544 | 45y 07m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $398,000 | $552 | 45y 10m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $408,000 | $566 | 45y 11m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $460,000 | $555 | 46y 02m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $426,000 | $591 | 46y 02m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $398,888 | $553 | 46y 02m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $395,000 | $548 | 46y 02m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $380,000 | $527 | 46y 04m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $388,888 | $539 | 46y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $415,888 | $577 | 46y 06m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $403,388 | $559 | 46y 08m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $380,000 | $527 | 46y 10m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $353,000 | $489 | 47y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $350,000 | $485 | 47y 04m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $410,000 | $569 | 47y 04m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $385,000 | $534 | 47y 05m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $365,000 | $506 | 47y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $358,000 | $496 | 47y 08m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 67 | $415,000 | $575 | 47y 08m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $365,000 | $506 | 47y 08m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $345,555 | $479 | 47y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 67 | $382,000 | $530 | 47y 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.
built 1997 · 28 more lease years than this block
built 1998 · 28 more lease years than this block
built 1999 · 30 more lease years than this block
3-room median $28k below this block · 7 vs 11 sales
built 1998 · 28 more lease years than this block
built 1997 · 28 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.