Blk 55 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1967 · 12 storeys · 176 flats · 40 years 04 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1967
What the record shows
A 2-room here sold for $270,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $249,333 in 2021 - a gain of $20,667 - about $11 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2006 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ROOM | $2,350/mo | $2,300–$2,400 | $2,300/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $270,000 | $583 | 40y 04m |
| May 2025 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $272,000 | $588 | 41y 01m |
| Feb 2024 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 43 | $272,000 | $588 | 42y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $270,000 | $583 | 42y 06m |
| Jun 2023 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 43 | $265,000 | $573 | 43y 01m |
| Apr 2022 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 43 | $273,000 | $590 | 44y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $260,000 | $562 | 44y 08m |
| Jan 2021 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $215,000 | $465 | 45y 05m |
| Jan 2020 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 43 | $165,000 | $356 | 46y 06m |
| Oct 2019 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 43 | $190,000 | $411 | 46y 08m |
| Mar 2019 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 43 | $204,000 | $441 | 47y 03m |
| Mar 2019 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 43 | $188,888 | $408 | 47y 04m |
| Nov 2018 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 43 | $182,000 | $393 | 47y 08m |
| Aug 2018 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 43 | $204,000 | $441 | 47y 11m |
| May 2018 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 43 | $195,000 | $421 | 48y 01m |
| Mar 2018 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 43 | $189,000 | $408 | 48y 03m |
| Nov 2017 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $185,000 | $400 | 48y 07m |
| Nov 2017 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 43 | $190,000 | $411 | 48y 07m |
| Jul 2017 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 43 | $210,000 | $454 | 48y 11m |
| Jun 2017 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 43 | $220,000 | $475 | 49y |
| May 2017 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $218,000 | $471 | 49y 01m |
| Jan 2017 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 43 | $228,500 | $494 | 49y 05m |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.