253 Kim Keat Ave

HDB · Toa Payoh · built 1989 · Toa Payoh MRT 14 min · 62 yrs left

HDB block in Toa Payoh · lease from 1989 · 68 years of lease left at its latest sale, in March 2020

No flat here was resold in the 12 months to October 2026. The last resale was a 5-room flat in March 2020, for $580,000.

5-room price per ft², by year

$410$420$430201920202021202220232024202520262019: $4122020: $421$421$410$420$430’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262019: $4122020: $421$421

Median of each year's 5-room resales. No 5-room flat here was resold in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, so the line breaks. 2026 is January to October.

Latest sales

MonthFlat typeFloorsSizePricePer ft²
Mar 2020Mar ’205-room1–3122 m²$580,000$442
Jan 2020Jan ’205-room1–3125 m²$538,000$400
Aug 2019Aug ’195-room4–6125 m²$555,000$412

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
4-room$3,200 a month1

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 4-room flat here: about 5.8% a year, the median rent over the median resale price from the sales of blocks of a like age in the town, before any costs.

Nearby

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

  • Toa Payoh MRT1.1 km
  • Potong Pasir MRT1.2 km
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)480 m
  • Cold Storage120 m

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

  • Pei Chun Public School740 m
  • St Andrew's School (junior)820 m
  • Hong Wen School1.0 km
  • First Toa Payoh Primary School1.1 km
  • Bendemeer Primary School1.3 km
  • Kheng Cheng School1.4 km
  • Chij Primary (toa Payoh)1.8 km

Also on Kim Keat Avenue

BlockLease fromResold, last 12 months4-room median
194 Kim Keat Avenue19734—
195 Kim Keat Avenue197315—
253 Kim Keat Avenuethis block19890—
254 Kim Keat Avenue19894—
255 Kim Keat Avenue19881—
256 Kim Keat Avenue19881—
257 Kim Keat Avenue19884—
258 Kim Keat Avenue19881—
259 Kim Keat Avenue19896$679,000

All of Toa Payoh's 308 blocks.

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