Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh
Completed 1971 · 22 storeys · 151 flats · 44 years 09 months remaining · 34 resale transactions on record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
22 storeys · completed 1971
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $423,888 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $334,472 in 2020 - a gain of $89,416 - about $41 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 15 up have sold for a median of $425,388 - $35,988 more than floors 7 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2011 - 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 | $2,775/mo | $2,225–$3,200 | $2,900/mo | - | 8 |
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 · 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $423,888 | $579 | 44y 09m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $420,000 | $574 | 44y 11m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $426,888 | $583 | 45y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 78 | $472,000 | $562 | 45y 04m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $400,000 | $546 | 46y 01m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $390,000 | $533 | 46y 01m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 78 | $485,000 | $578 | 47y 01m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 78 | $432,000 | $515 | 47y 02m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $390,000 | $533 | 47y 06m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 78 | $460,000 | $548 | 47y 05m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $378,800 | $518 | 47y 09m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $345,000 | $471 | 48y 03m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $335,000 | $458 | 48y 06m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 68 | $375,000 | $512 | 48y 10m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 78 | $318,000 | $379 | 50y 01m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 68 | $344,888 | $471 | 50y 02m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $300,000 | $410 | 50y 02m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $280,000 | $383 | 50y 10m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $265,000 | $362 | 50y 11m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 78 | $305,000 | $363 | 51y 02m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 78 | $285,000 | $339 | 51y 03m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $298,000 | $407 | 51y 09m |
| Feb 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $286,500 | $391 | 51y 11m |
| Nov 2018 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $300,000 | $410 | 52y 02m |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 68 | $300,000 | $410 | 52y 07m |
| May 2018 | 3 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 68 | $340,000 | $465 | 52y 08m |
| Feb 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 78 | $380,000 | $453 | 52y 11m |
| Nov 2017 | 3 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 68 | $280,000 | $383 | 53y 02m |
| Oct 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $296,800 | $405 | 53y 03m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $345,000 | $471 | 53y 04m |
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 1995 · 25 more lease years than this block
built 1995 · 24 more lease years than this block
built 1995 · 24 more lease years than this block
built 1995 · 25 more lease years than this block
built 1971 · same generation
3-room median within $5k of this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.