Blk 163 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1972 · 12 storeys · 131 flats · 45 years 03 months remaining · 30 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1972 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $368,888 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $319,088 in 2020 - a gain of $49,801 - about $23 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $385,000 - $16,112 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 | $3,200/mo | $2,300–$3,500 | $2,900/mo | - | 5 |
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 · 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $368,888 | $527 | 45y 03m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $420,000 | $600 | 45y 10m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $448,000 | $640 | 45y 11m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $435,000 | $532 | 45y 11m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $385,000 | $550 | 46y 11m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $338,888 | $484 | 47y 08m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $372,000 | $532 | 48y |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $360,000 | $515 | 48y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $355,000 | $507 | 48y 04m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 48y 06m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $410,000 | $586 | 49y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $335,000 | $479 | 49y 01m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $328,000 | $469 | 49y 01m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 76 | $319,700 | $391 | 49y 03m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $355,000 | $507 | 49y 03m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 76 | $410,000 | $501 | 49y 05m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $310,000 | $443 | 49y 11m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $280,000 | $400 | 50y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $300,000 | $429 | 50y 08m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $250,000 | $357 | 51y 01m |
| Jul 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $258,888 | $370 | 52y 01m |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $280,000 | $400 | 52y 01m |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $285,000 | $407 | 52y 01m |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $240,000 | $343 | 52y 04m |
| Aug 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $288,888 | $413 | 53y 11m |
| Jul 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $310,000 | $443 | 54y |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $320,000 | $457 | 54y 01m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 54y 02m |
| Feb 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $295,000 | $422 | 54y 05m |
| Jan 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $285,000 | $407 | 54y 07m |
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.
3-room median $47k below this block · 10 vs 5 sales
3-room median $40k below this block · 7 vs 5 sales
built 1997 · 27 more lease years than this block
built 1971 · same generation
3-room median $12k below this block · 11 vs 5 sales
built 1971 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.