Blk 231 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
Completed 1976 · 12 storeys · 176 flats · 49 years 07 months remaining · 38 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1976
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $355,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $270,364 in 2020 - a gain of $84,636 - about $39 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $341,500 - $13,500 more than floors 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,850/mo | $2,500–$3,200 | $2,900/mo | - | 9 |
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 · 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $355,000 | $507 | 49y 07m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $340,000 | $486 | 49y 11m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $350,000 | $500 | 50y 02m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 50y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $350,000 | $500 | 50y 08m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $357,000 | $510 | 51y 06m |
| Feb 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $355,000 | $507 | 51y 10m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $333,000 | $476 | 53y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $330,000 | $472 | 53y 01m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $328,000 | $469 | 53y 02m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $355,000 | $507 | 53y 02m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 53y 02m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $320,000 | $457 | 53y 04m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $290,000 | $414 | 53y 06m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 53y 08m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $250,000 | $357 | 53y 09m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $285,000 | $407 | 54y 02m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $288,000 | $412 | 54y 04m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $265,000 | $379 | 54y 05m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $260,000 | $372 | 54y 08m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $262,000 | $374 | 54y 08m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $254,000 | $363 | 54y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 76 | $265,000 | $324 | 55y 04m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $237,000 | $339 | 55y 05m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $228,000 | $326 | 55y 08m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $212,000 | $303 | 55y 10m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $230,000 | $329 | 56y |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $235,000 | $336 | 56y 02m |
| Jul 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $235,000 | $336 | 56y 04m |
| Jul 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $222,000 | $317 | 56y 04m |
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.
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 1996 · 22 more lease years than this block
3-room median $14k above this block · 10 vs 5 sales
built 1976 · same generation
3-room median $10k below this block · 15 vs 5 sales
built 1997 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1997 · 22 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.