Blk 169 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1972 · 12 storeys · 130 flats · 45 years 04 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1972
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $388,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $293,667 in 2020 - a gain of $94,333 - about $43 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $370,000 - $11,000 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 | $2,750/mo | $2,700–$2,800 | $2,900/mo | - | 2 |
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 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $388,000 | $555 | 45y 04m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $360,000 | $515 | 45y 09m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 76 | $400,000 | $489 | 46y 01m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $418,888 | $599 | 46y 02m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $360,000 | $515 | 46y 02m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $388,000 | $555 | 46y 09m |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $365,000 | $522 | 46y 10m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $357,000 | $510 | 46y 11m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 47y |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $420,888 | $514 | 47y 02m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $388,000 | $474 | 47y 03m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $380,000 | $543 | 48y 01m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $370,000 | $529 | 48y 07m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $358,000 | $512 | 48y 11m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $336,000 | $480 | 49y 03m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $305,000 | $436 | 49y 06m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $280,000 | $400 | 49y 05m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $323,000 | $462 | 49y 07m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $253,000 | $362 | 50y 08m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $265,000 | $379 | 50y 08m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 76 | $365,000 | $446 | 51y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $260,000 | $372 | 52y 11m |
| Dec 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $269,000 | $384 | 53y 07m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $290,000 | $414 | 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.
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 $149k above this block · 6 vs 9 sales
built 1986 · 14 more lease years than this block
built 1972 · 15 more lease years than this block
built 1986 · 15 more lease years than this block
3-room median $14k below this block · 15 vs 9 sales
built 1987 · 15 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.2×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.