Blk 49 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1992 · 20 storeys · 87 flats · 65 years 10 months remaining · 11 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
20 storeys · completed 1992
What the record shows
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 | $4,300/mo | $4,300–$4,300 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 123 | $815,000 | $616 | 65y 10m |
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $898,000 | $673 | 65y 11m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $1,063,888 | $727 | 66y 06m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $908,888 | $686 | 67y 11m |
| May 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 126 | $790,000 | $582 | 68y 11m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 124 | $828,000 | $620 | 69y 11m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $620,000 | $472 | 71y 02m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $608,888 | $456 | 71y 11m |
| May 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 124 | $742,000 | $556 | 72y |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $710,000 | $485 | 73y 07m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 126 | $625,000 | $461 | 73y 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 1966 · 10 fewer lease years than this block
built 1992 · same generation
5-room median $10k below this block · 7 vs 3 sales
built 1966 · 10 fewer lease years than this block
built 1968 · 24 fewer lease years than this block
5-room median $43k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.