Blk 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1975 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 49 years 03 months remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
25 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $721,888 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $517,000 in 2020 - a gain of $204,888 - about $94 a day while the owner slept.
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.
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $721,888 | $573 | 49y 03m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 114 | $638,000 | $520 | 49y 07m |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $730,000 | $580 | 49y 10m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $690,000 | $548 | 50y 10m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $679,000 | $539 | 50y 10m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 119 | $608,000 | $475 | 53y 10m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $468,000 | $372 | 54y 07m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $475,000 | $377 | 54y 08m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $475,000 | $377 | 54y 11m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 55y 01m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $495,000 | $403 | 55y 02m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $508,880 | $404 | 55y 03m |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $485,000 | $395 | 55y 04m |
| Aug 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 55y 07m |
| Jul 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $510,000 | $405 | 55y 08m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 114 | $460,000 | $375 | 55y 09m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 114 | $470,000 | $383 | 56y |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 56y 10m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $510,000 | $405 | 56y 10m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 117 | $580,000 | $461 | 57y 01m |
| Jan 2017 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $550,000 | $437 | 58y 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.
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 $27k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1975 · same generation
5-room median $23k above this block · 6 vs 3 sales
built 1974 · same generation
built 1975 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.