Blk 168 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1972 · 12 storeys · 122 flats · 45 years 01 month remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · adjoined flats on the 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 $318,888 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $296,200 in 2020 - a gain of $22,688 - about $10 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $343,888 - $27,112 less 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 | $3,000/mo | $1,500–$3,400 | $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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $318,888 | $456 | 45y 01m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $372,500 | $532 | 45y 04m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 45y 05m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $373,000 | $533 | 45y 08m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $455,000 | $556 | 46y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $371,000 | $530 | 46y 04m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $400,000 | $489 | 46y 06m |
| Dec 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $420,000 | $513 | 46y 08m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $380,000 | $543 | 46y 11m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $345,000 | $493 | 47y |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $340,000 | $486 | 47y 10m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 48y 02m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $373,000 | $533 | 48y 03m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $343,888 | $492 | 49y 02m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $340,000 | $486 | 49y 09m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $280,000 | $400 | 50y 07m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $316,000 | $386 | 50y 09m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $295,000 | $422 | 50y 11m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $250,000 | $357 | 51y |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $235,000 | $336 | 51y 06m |
| Feb 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $258,000 | $369 | 52y 06m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $308,888 | $441 | 53y |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 150 | $735,000 | $455 | 53y 04m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $320,000 | $457 | 54y 02m |
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 above this block · 5 vs 10 sales
3-room median $7k above this block · 7 vs 10 sales
built 1993 · 23 more lease years than this block
built 1997 · 27 more lease years than this block
built 1971 · same generation
built 1971 · same generation
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.