Blk 226 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1975 · 16 storeys · 150 flats · 49 years 04 months remaining · 34 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
16 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $480,000 in Feb 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $357,000 in 2020 - a gain of $123,000 - about $56 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $425,000 - $45,000 less than floors 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,175/mo | $2,800–$3,800 | $3,700/mo | - | 4 |
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 · 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $480,000 | $544 | 49y 04m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $438,000 | $496 | 49y 06m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $510,000 | $578 | 49y 07m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $478,000 | $542 | 50y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $488,000 | $553 | 50y 02m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $480,000 | $544 | 50y 07m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $480,000 | $544 | 50y 09m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $470,000 | $532 | 50y 11m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $475,000 | $538 | 51y 04m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $460,000 | $521 | 51y 05m |
| Nov 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $425,000 | $482 | 51y 06m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $468,000 | $530 | 51y 11m |
| Oct 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $393,000 | $445 | 52y 08m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $430,000 | $487 | 52y 09m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $400,000 | $453 | 53y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $375,000 | $425 | 53y 09m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $348,000 | $394 | 53y 10m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $333,000 | $377 | 54y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $375,000 | $425 | 54y 04m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $335,000 | $380 | 54y 04m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 82 | $360,000 | $408 | 54y 06m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 82 | $330,000 | $374 | 54y 10m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $280,000 | $317 | 55y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $328,000 | $372 | 55y 04m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $318,000 | $360 | 55y 05m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $325,000 | $368 | 56y 01m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $308,000 | $349 | 56y 09m |
| Jun 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $360,000 | $408 | 56y 11m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $379,000 | $429 | 57y 01m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $290,000 | $329 | 57y |
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.
built 1975 · same generation
4-room median $5k above this block · 5 vs 8 sales
built 1997 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1975 · same generation
built 1976 · same generation
built 1997 · 22 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.