Blk 173 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1972 · 12 storeys · 219 flats · 45 years 02 months remaining · 45 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 $338,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $283,700 in 2020 - a gain of $54,300 - about $25 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $343,888 - $21,888 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 | $3,000/mo | $2,200–$3,250 | $2,900/mo | - | 7 |
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 · 31 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 | 01 to 03 | 66 | $338,000 | $476 | 45y 02m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $345,000 | $486 | 45y 05m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $320,000 | $450 | 45y 07m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $345,000 | $486 | 45y 09m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $380,000 | $535 | 45y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $340,000 | $479 | 46y |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $370,000 | $521 | 46y 01m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $338,888 | $477 | 46y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $363,000 | $511 | 46y 04m |
| Dec 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $360,000 | $507 | 46y 08m |
| Dec 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 77 | $425,000 | $513 | 46y 09m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $370,000 | $521 | 46y 11m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $330,000 | $465 | 47y |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $355,888 | $501 | 46y 11m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $370,000 | $521 | 47y |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 77 | $380,000 | $458 | 47y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $310,000 | $436 | 47y 07m |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $310,000 | $436 | 47y 11m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $338,000 | $476 | 48y 04m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $343,888 | $484 | 48y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $320,000 | $450 | 48y 09m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $322,000 | $453 | 49y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $315,000 | $443 | 49y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $348,800 | $491 | 49y 01m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 66 | $300,000 | $422 | 49y 03m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $306,000 | $431 | 49y 03m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $288,000 | $405 | 49y 04m |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 66 | $308,000 | $434 | 49y 07m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 66 | $295,000 | $415 | 49y 08m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 66 | $318,000 | $448 | 49y 09m |
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.
built 1986 · 14 more lease years than this block
3-room median within $5k of this block
3-room median $187k above this block · 8 vs 15 sales
built 1986 · 15 more lease years than this block
3-room median $14k above this block · 9 vs 15 sales
built 1986 · 15 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.