Blk 18 Joo Seng Rd
Completed 1983 · 13 storeys · 114 flats · 56 years 11 months remaining · 16 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 $590,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $446,000 in 2020 - a gain of $144,000 - about $66 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $625,000 - $167,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 | $3,400/mo | $3,100–$3,700 | $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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $590,000 | $532 | 56y 11m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $625,000 | $569 | 57y 07m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $560,000 | $505 | 58y 09m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $588,000 | $530 | 59y 02m |
| Nov 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $528,000 | $463 | 59y 04m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $450,000 | $410 | 61y 01m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 102 | $520,000 | $474 | 61y 01m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $488,000 | $428 | 61y 04m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $458,000 | $401 | 61y 04m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 106 | $453,000 | $397 | 61y 06m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $363,000 | $327 | 62y 06m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $390,000 | $352 | 62y 07m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $360,000 | $325 | 63y 05m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $430,000 | $377 | 63y 08m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $422,000 | $381 | 64y 08m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $460,000 | $415 | 66y 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.
4-room median $10k above this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
4-room median $30k above this block · 6 vs 3 sales
built 1982 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.