Blk 48 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1992 · 20 storeys · 87 flats · 68 years 04 months remaining · 11 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
20 storeys · completed 1992
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $870,000 in Jan 2024. The same flat type in this block averaged $697,143 in 2020 - a gain of $172,857 - about $79 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2032 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,400–$3,400 | $4,000/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 11
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $870,000 | $647 | 68y 04m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 123 | $700,000 | $529 | 69y 11m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 125 | $735,000 | $546 | 70y |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 125 | $630,000 | $468 | 70y 08m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 125 | $818,000 | $608 | 70y 09m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $745,000 | $563 | 71y |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 125 | $622,000 | $462 | 70y 11m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $630,000 | $468 | 71y 08m |
| Jul 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 125 | $650,000 | $483 | 72y 09m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 123 | $708,000 | $535 | 73y |
| Feb 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 123 | $618,000 | $467 | 73y 02m |
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 1968 · 24 fewer lease years than this block
built 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
built 1966 · 10 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.