Blk 61 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Completed 1966 · 10 storeys · 120 flats · 40 years 02 months remaining · 23 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
10 storeys · completed 1966
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $380,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $258,750 in 2020 - a gain of $121,250 - about $55 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 7 up have sold for a median of $380,000 - $110,000 more than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,850/mo | $2,000–$3,200 | $2,900/mo | - | 4 |
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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 23
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $380,000 | $543 | 40y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 78 | $395,000 | $470 | 40y 10m |
| Apr 2025 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 54 | $300,000 | $516 | 41y 03m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 41y 09m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $295,000 | $422 | 43y 04m |
| Feb 2023 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $291,000 | $501 | 43y 05m |
| Jan 2023 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $275,000 | $473 | 43y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $260,000 | $447 | 43y 07m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $270,000 | $386 | 43y 08m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $298,000 | $426 | 43y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $275,000 | $473 | 43y 10m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $270,000 | $386 | 44y 01m |
| Oct 2021 | 2 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 54 | $265,000 | $456 | 44y 08m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $275,000 | $393 | 44y 09m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $260,000 | $372 | 44y 10m |
| Aug 2020 | 2 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 54 | $190,000 | $327 | 45y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $230,000 | $329 | 46y |
| Aug 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $220,000 | $314 | 46y 10m |
| Jul 2019 | 2 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 54 | $195,000 | $335 | 46y 11m |
| Mar 2019 | 2 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 54 | $190,000 | $327 | 47y 04m |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $245,000 | $350 | 48y 01m |
| Mar 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $230,000 | $329 | 48y 04m |
| Mar 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $210,000 | $300 | 48y 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.
built 1966 · same generation
3-room median $56k below this block · 10 vs 3 sales
built 1998 · 32 more lease years than this block
built 1966 · same generation
3-room median $46k below this block · 6 vs 3 sales
built 1992 · 26 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.