Blk 8 Joo Seng Rd
Completed 1993 · 18 storeys · 69 flats · 68 years 06 months remaining · 14 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
18 storeys · completed 1993
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $918,000 in Oct 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $698,333 in 2020 - a gain of $219,667 - about $100 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2034 - 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 | $3,900/mo | $3,500–$4,200 | $4,000/mo | - | 5 |
| EXECUTIVE | $2,950/mo | $2,000–$3,900 | $3,900/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 14
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 134 | $918,000 | $636 | 68y 06m |
| Jun 2024 | EXECUTIVE | 16 to 18 | 146 | $1,000,000 | $636 | 69y 10m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 135 | $745,000 | $513 | 72y 07m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 133 | $688,000 | $481 | 72y 07m |
| Mar 2021 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 146 | $790,000 | $503 | 73y 01m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 133 | $662,000 | $462 | 73y 06m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 132 | $550,000 | $387 | 74y 02m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $622,000 | $425 | 75y 02m |
| Aug 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 146 | $826,000 | $526 | 75y 07m |
| Oct 2017 | EXECUTIVE | 13 to 15 | 158 | $838,000 | $493 | 76y 05m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $641,888 | $438 | 76y 05m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $615,000 | $420 | 76y 06m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 135 | $625,000 | $430 | 76y 07m |
| Apr 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 133 | $630,000 | $440 | 76y 11m |
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.
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 2015 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1983 · 11 fewer lease years than this block
built 2015 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1983 · 11 fewer lease years than this block
built 1968 · 27 fewer lease years than this block
built 1983 · 11 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.