Blk 217 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1975 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 49 years 02 months remaining · 16 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
25 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $700,000 - $57,000 more than floors 8 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2015 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $4,300/mo | $4,300–$4,300 | $4,000/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $688,000 | $561 | 49y 02m |
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $650,000 | $516 | 49y 02m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $655,000 | $520 | 50y 01m |
| Mar 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $625,000 | $496 | 50y 03m |
| Sept 2024 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $760,000 | $603 | 50y 09m |
| Sept 2024 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $700,000 | $556 | 50y 09m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $700,000 | $556 | 50y 11m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $695,000 | $552 | 51y 03m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $653,000 | $519 | 51y 04m |
| Mar 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $636,000 | $505 | 52y 03m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $605,000 | $480 | 52y 03m |
| Sept 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $488,000 | $398 | 55y 08m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $480,000 | $375 | 55y 11m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $525,000 | $417 | 56y 03m |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $508,000 | $403 | 57y 09m |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 119 | $563,000 | $440 | 57y 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.
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.
5-room median $7k above this block · 3 vs 7 sales
5-room median within $5k of this block
built 1975 · same generation
5-room median $57k above this block · 6 vs 7 sales
built 1977 · same generation
built 1986 · 11 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.