Blk 228 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1975 · 16 storeys · 150 flats · 49 years 11 months remaining · 22 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 $420,000 in Nov 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $333,378 in 2020 - a gain of $86,622 - about $40 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $463,500 - $43,500 more 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 | $3,300/mo | $3,000–$3,800 | $3,700/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $420,000 | $476 | 49y 11m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $520,000 | $589 | 50y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $488,000 | $553 | 50y 06m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 82 | $455,000 | $515 | 50y 11m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $430,000 | $487 | 51y 02m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $472,000 | $535 | 51y 06m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 82 | $425,000 | $482 | 52y |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $398,000 | $451 | 53y 01m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $388,000 | $440 | 53y 05m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $333,888 | $378 | 54y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $315,000 | $357 | 54y 11m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $320,000 | $363 | 55y 01m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $310,000 | $351 | 55y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $320,000 | $363 | 55y 08m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $283,000 | $321 | 55y 10m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $275,000 | $312 | 55y 11m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $363,888 | $412 | 56y 07m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $330,000 | $374 | 57y |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $352,000 | $399 | 57y 01m |
| Feb 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 82 | $330,000 | $374 | 57y 07m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $350,000 | $397 | 58y |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $376,000 | $426 | 58y 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.
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.