Blk 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1975 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 49 years 08 months remaining · 16 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 $695,000 in Aug 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $523,800 in 2020 - a gain of $171,200 - about $78 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.
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 | $3,000/mo | $2,100–$3,650 | $4,000/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $695,000 | $552 | 49y 08m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $680,000 | $540 | 50y |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $750,000 | $586 | 50y |
| Dec 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $720,000 | $572 | 51y 04m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $699,000 | $555 | 51y 08m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $550,000 | $437 | 53y 05m |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 119 | $510,000 | $398 | 53y 11m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $532,000 | $422 | 54y 03m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $520,000 | $424 | 54y 04m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $507,000 | $403 | 54y 07m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $500,000 | $390 | 55y 02m |
| Aug 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $480,000 | $381 | 55y 07m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 119 | $525,000 | $410 | 56y |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $495,000 | $403 | 56y 11m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 114 | $500,000 | $407 | 57y 01m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $505,000 | $401 | 57y 05m |
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 above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1975 · same generation
5-room median $50k above this block · 6 vs 3 sales
built 1975 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
built 1974 · same generation
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.