Blk 17 Joo Seng Rd
Completed 1983 · 13 storeys · 152 flats · 56 years 11 months remaining · 30 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $668,000 in Feb 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $447,111 in 2020 - a gain of $220,889 - about $101 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $523,944 - $31,056 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2022 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,600/mo | $3,500–$4,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 6 |
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 · 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $668,000 | $585 | 56y 11m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $615,000 | $555 | 57y 07m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $555,000 | $501 | 57y 10m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $600,000 | $541 | 58y 01m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $590,000 | $532 | 58y 05m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $575,000 | $519 | 58y 07m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $600,000 | $541 | 58y 07m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $555,000 | $506 | 58y 07m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $575,000 | $519 | 59y 03m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $522,000 | $471 | 59y 09m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $590,888 | $533 | 59y 09m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $530,000 | $465 | 60y 03m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $542,888 | $490 | 60y 04m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $450,000 | $394 | 60y 04m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $505,000 | $455 | 60y 06m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $468,000 | $422 | 60y 09m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $470,000 | $424 | 61y |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 103 | $485,000 | $437 | 61y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $460,000 | $403 | 61y 04m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $468,000 | $422 | 61y 06m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $423,000 | $385 | 62y |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $415,000 | $374 | 62y 01m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $400,000 | $351 | 62y 04m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $435,000 | $381 | 62y 05m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $410,000 | $370 | 62y 09m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $425,000 | $372 | 63y |
| Jun 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $460,000 | $419 | 64y 06m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $458,000 | $413 | 64y 08m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $456,000 | $400 | 65y |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $420,000 | $379 | 65y 01m |
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.
4-room median $10k below this block · 3 vs 5 sales
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
4-room median $20k above this block · 6 vs 5 sales
built 1982 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.