Blk 36 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1996 · 25 storeys · 144 flats · 71 years 04 months remaining · 26 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
25 storeys · completed 1996
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,020,000 in Jun 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $806,778 in 2020 - a gain of $213,222 - about $97 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2036 - 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 | $3,450/mo | $3,000–$3,900 | $3,700/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,200/mo | $4,200–$4,200 | $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 · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $1,020,000 | $790 | 71y 04m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 119 | $985,000 | $769 | 71y 05m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $970,000 | $770 | 72y 03m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 102 | $800,299 | $729 | 72y 03m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $685,000 | $624 | 72y 09m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $928,888 | $738 | 73y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 102 | $740,000 | $674 | 74y 01m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 102 | $728,888 | $664 | 74y 03m |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $820,000 | $640 | 74y 03m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 119 | $948,888 | $741 | 74y 05m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $688,000 | $627 | 75y |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 119 | $820,000 | $640 | 75y 05m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 102 | $695,000 | $633 | 75y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 119 | $690,000 | $539 | 75y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $755,000 | $600 | 76y 02m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $650,000 | $592 | 77y 08m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $742,800 | $575 | 78y 01m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $800,000 | $619 | 78y 01m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $748,000 | $579 | 78y 02m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 119 | $723,888 | $565 | 78y 03m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 102 | $560,000 | $510 | 78y 05m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 119 | $770,000 | $601 | 78y 06m |
| Jan 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $580,000 | $528 | 78y 08m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 102 | $620,000 | $565 | 78y 09m |
| Jul 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $518,000 | $463 | 79y 03m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 119 | $688,000 | $537 | 79y 07m |
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 1969 · 27 fewer lease years than this block
built 1996 · same generation
built 1995 · same generation
built 1969 · 27 fewer lease years than this block
built 1992 · same generation
built 2018 · 22 more 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.