161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

HDB · Toa Payoh · built 1972 · Toa Payoh MRT 4 min · 45 yrs left

HDB block in Toa Payoh · lease from 1972 · 45 years of lease left at its latest sale, in August 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 2 flats here were resold. 2-room flats went for a median of $286,000 ($656 per ft²).

2-room$286,0002 sold · $282,000 to $290,000$656 per ft² · 41 m²

2-room price per ft², by year

$400$450$500$550$600$650$70020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $4432019: $5132020: $4652021: $5282023: $6272024: $6912025: $6782026: $656$656$400$450$500$550$600$650$700’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $4432019: $5132020: $4652021: $5282023: $6272024: $6912025: $6782026: $656$656

Median of each year's 2-room resales. No 2-room flat here was resold in 2018, 2022, so the line breaks. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors2-room
10–12$302K1
7–9$292K3
4–6$290K3
1–3$300K3

Median resale price by floor and flat type over the three years to October 2026. The small number is how many sold. Darker means dearer within the same flat type.

Latest sales

MonthFlat typeFloorsSizePricePer ft²
Aug 2026Aug ’262-room1–340 m²$282,000$655
Jul 2026Jul ’262-room4–641 m²$290,000$657
Sep 2025Sep ’252-room4–641 m²$280,000$634
Jun 2025Jun ’252-room1–340 m²$301,000$699
Jun 2025Jun ’252-room7–941 m²$300,000$680
May 2025May ’252-room7–940 m²$290,000$674
Jan 2025Jan ’252-room7–940 m²$292,000$678
Sep 2024Sep ’242-room4–640 m²$295,000$685

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
2-room$2,150 a month2

HDB's approvals to rent out a whole flat of the type most let in this block, over the 12 months to September 2026. The map has every flat type and five years of rents.

Gross yield of a 2-room flat here: about 9.0% a year, the median rent over the median resale price from this block's own sales, before any costs.

Nearby

The nearest stations, hawker centre and supermarket, in a straight line from the block:

  • Toa Payoh MRT350 m
  • Caldecott MRT900 m
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)840 m
  • FairPrice350 m

Primary schools within 2 km (2 within 1 km):

  • Chij Primary (toa Payoh)430 m
  • Kheng Cheng School800 m
  • Marymount Convent School1.2 km
  • Pei Chun Public School1.4 km
  • St. Joseph's Institution Junior1.4 km
  • First Toa Payoh Primary School1.6 km
  • Anglo-chinese School (primary)1.7 km
  • Hong Wen School1.7 km

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