Blk 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1971 · 12 storeys · 154 flats · 44 years 07 months remaining · 31 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1971
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $360,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $287,400 in 2020 - a gain of $72,600 - about $33 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $368,444 - $1,944 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2011 - 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 | $2,950/mo | $1,800–$3,220 | $2,900/mo | - | 8 |
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 · 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $360,000 | $515 | 44y 07m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $375,000 | $536 | 44y 09m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $406,888 | $582 | 44y 11m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $365,000 | $522 | 45y 01m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $368,000 | $526 | 45y 01m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $388,888 | $556 | 45y 05m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 45y 07m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $395,000 | $565 | 45y 07m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $375,000 | $536 | 46y 04m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $408,000 | $583 | 46y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $308,000 | $440 | 46y 06m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 47y 01m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $330,000 | $472 | 47y 03m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $335,000 | $479 | 47y 03m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 76 | $388,888 | $475 | 47y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $330,000 | $472 | 48y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $380,000 | $465 | 48y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $325,000 | $465 | 49y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $299,000 | $427 | 50y |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $270,000 | $386 | 50y |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $260,000 | $372 | 50y 03m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $283,000 | $404 | 50y 06m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $290,000 | $414 | 51y 01m |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $265,000 | $379 | 51y 04m |
| Jul 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $270,000 | $386 | 51y 06m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $320,000 | $457 | 52y |
| Dec 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $308,000 | $440 | 52y 02m |
| Dec 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $290,000 | $414 | 52y 01m |
| Oct 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $283,500 | $405 | 52y 03m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $330,000 | $472 | 52y 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.
built 1971 · same generation
built 1971 · same generation
3-room median $5k above this block · 7 vs 11 sales
3-room median $33k above this block · 11 vs 11 sales
built 1997 · 27 more lease years than this block
3-room median $45k above this block · 5 vs 11 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.