Blk 53 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1967 · 19 storeys · 228 flats · 41 years 03 months remaining · 43 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
19 storeys · completed 1967
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $373,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $243,500 in 2020 - a gain of $129,500 - about $59 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 13 up have sold for a median of $385,000 - $21,000 more than floors 6 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2007 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,800/mo | $2,050–$3,300 | $2,900/mo | - | 11 |
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 · 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $373,000 | $510 | 41y 03m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $375,000 | $512 | 41y 05m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $420,000 | $574 | 41y 07m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $380,000 | $519 | 41y 08m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $353,000 | $482 | 41y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $353,000 | $482 | 41y 10m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $408,000 | $557 | 42y 01m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $410,000 | $560 | 42y 03m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $380,000 | $519 | 42y 04m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $345,000 | $471 | 42y 06m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $385,000 | $526 | 42y 05m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $361,000 | $493 | 42y 09m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $340,000 | $465 | 42y 10m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $380,000 | $519 | 43y |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $388,000 | $530 | 43y 01m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $345,000 | $471 | 43y 06m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $328,000 | $448 | 43y 07m |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $390,000 | $533 | 43y 10m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 68 | $388,000 | $530 | 44y 04m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $320,000 | $437 | 44y 09m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $315,000 | $430 | 44y 11m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $325,000 | $444 | 44y 11m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $258,000 | $352 | 45y 09m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $270,000 | $369 | 46y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $270,000 | $369 | 46y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $245,000 | $335 | 46y 08m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $220,000 | $301 | 46y 10m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $250,000 | $342 | 46y 11m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $205,000 | $280 | 46y 11m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $230,000 | $314 | 47y |
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 1967 · same generation
built 1967 · same generation
built 1966 · same generation
built 1966 · same generation
3-room median $34k below this block · 6 vs 14 sales
built 1967 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.