Blk 261 Toa Payoh East
Completed 2018 · 36 storeys · 139 flats · 92 years 07 months remaining · 38 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
36 storeys · completed 2018
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 24 up have sold for a median of $1,016,000 - $56,000 more than floors 12 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2058 - 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 | $3,950/mo | $3,250–$4,100 | $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 · 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 93 | $1,038,000 | $1,037 | 92y 07m |
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 93 | $978,888 | $978 | 92y 08m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 93 | $1,050,000 | $1,049 | 92y 08m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 93 | $910,000 | $909 | 92y 09m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 93 | $975,188 | $974 | 92y 11m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 93 | $1,098,000 | $1,097 | 93y 02m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $965,888 | $965 | 93y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $960,000 | $959 | 93y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 93 | $995,000 | $994 | 93y 04m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 93 | $980,000 | $979 | 93y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 93 | $1,050,000 | $1,049 | 93y 09m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $959,188 | $958 | 93y 10m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $948,000 | $947 | 93y 11m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 93 | $968,000 | $967 | 93y 11m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 93 | $1,060,000 | $1,059 | 94y |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 93 | $1,058,000 | $1,057 | 94y |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 93 | $950,000 | $949 | 94y 02m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 93 | $848,000 | $847 | 94y 02m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 93 | $993,000 | $992 | 94y 03m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 93 | $980,000 | $979 | 94y 03m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 93 | $1,008,000 | $1,007 | 94y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 93 | $870,000 | $869 | 94y 06m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 93 | $985,000 | $984 | 94y 05m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 93 | $968,000 | $967 | 94y 05m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 93 | $962,888 | $962 | 94y 05m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 93 | $958,000 | $957 | 94y 05m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 93 | $1,030,088 | $1,029 | 94y 06m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 93 | $1,010,888 | $1,010 | 94y 07m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 93 | $930,000 | $929 | 94y 06m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 93 | $980,000 | $979 | 94y 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.
4-room median $36k above this block · 9 vs 27 sales
4-room median within $5k of this block
4-room median $199k below this block · 5 vs 27 sales
4-room median $9k above this block · 25 vs 27 sales
built 1996 · 22 fewer lease years than this block
built 1996 · 22 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.