Blk 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Completed 1986 · 22 storeys · 126 flats · 59 years 01 month remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
22 storeys · completed 1986
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $828,200 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $743,200 in 2021 - a gain of $85,000 - about $47 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2025 - 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 | $3,600/mo | $3,600–$3,600 | $4,000/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 12 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $828,200 | $641 | 59y 01m |
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $910,000 | $705 | 59y 01m |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $1,008,000 | $761 | 60y 02m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $788,000 | $711 | 60y 02m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $748,000 | $675 | 60y 05m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $768,000 | $693 | 60y 07m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 103 | $768,000 | $693 | 60y 09m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 103 | $730,000 | $658 | 61y 03m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 120 | $815,000 | $631 | 62y 10m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $665,000 | $502 | 62y 10m |
| Mar 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 120 | $795,000 | $615 | 63y 05m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $540,000 | $487 | 63y 06m |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $735,000 | $569 | 64y 03m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $736,000 | $570 | 64y 04m |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 123 | $720,000 | $544 | 64y 05m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $730,000 | $565 | 64y 06m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $675,000 | $523 | 65y 05m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $688,000 | $533 | 65y 05m |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $520,000 | $469 | 66y 10m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $765,000 | $592 | 67y |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $690,000 | $534 | 67y 11m |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $680,000 | $526 | 68y 01m |
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 $10k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1985 · same generation
4-room median $259k below this block · 5 vs 4 sales
4-room median $283k below this block · 4 vs 4 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.