Blk 259 Kim Keat Ave
Completed 1988 · 13 storeys · 120 flats · 61 years 09 months remaining · 23 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1988
What the record shows
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2028 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 | $2,900/mo | $2,800–$3,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $2,750/mo | $2,000–$3,500 | $4,000/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 23
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $600,000 | $541 | 61y 09m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $693,888 | $626 | 61y 10m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $702,000 | $627 | 62y |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $690,000 | $616 | 62y 01m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $665,000 | $600 | 62y 02m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $668,000 | $597 | 62y 04m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 128 | $850,128 | $617 | 62y 06m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $790,003 | $607 | 62y 05m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $690,000 | $530 | 62y 07m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $888,000 | $676 | 62y 11m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $680,000 | $607 | 63y 05m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $680,000 | $607 | 63y 06m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $785,000 | $598 | 63y 07m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $610,000 | $545 | 64y 02m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $608,000 | $548 | 65y |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $500,000 | $447 | 66y 11m |
| Dec 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $615,000 | $468 | 68y 02m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $495,000 | $446 | 68y 05m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $480,000 | $429 | 68y 11m |
| Feb 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $450,000 | $402 | 69y |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 69y 07m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $640,000 | $487 | 70y 03m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $498,000 | $449 | 70y 08m |
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 1970 · 18 fewer lease years than this block
built 2024 · 36 more lease years than this block
built 1988 · same generation
built 1969 · 19 fewer lease years than this block
built 1988 · same generation
built 1970 · 18 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.