38 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

HDB · Toa Payoh · built 1970 · Toa Payoh MRT 11 min · 43 yrs left

HDB block in Toa Payoh · lease from 1970 · 43 years of lease left at its latest sale, in October 2026

In the 12 months to October 2026, 6 flats here were resold. 3-room flats went for a median of $360,000 ($499 per ft²).

3-room$360,0006 sold · $328,000 to $375,000$499 per ft² · 67 m²

3-room price per ft², by year

$300$350$400$450$500$55020172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: $4092018: $3502019: $3472020: $3722021: $3882022: $4062023: $4532024: $4592025: $5202026: $489$489$300$350$400$450$500$550’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’262017: $4092018: $3502019: $3472020: $3722021: $3882022: $4062023: $4532024: $4592025: $5202026: $489$489

Median of each year's 3-room resales. 2026 is January to October.

Which floors sold

Floors3-room
10–12$360K4
4–6$367K6
1–3$315K1

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
Oct 2026Oct ’263-room10–1267 m²$360,000$499
Aug 2026Aug ’263-room4–667 m²$328,000$455
Jun 2026Jun ’263-room4–667 m²$345,000$478
Mar 2026Mar ’263-room4–667 m²$363,000$503
Nov 2025Nov ’253-room10–1267 m²$375,000$520
Nov 2025Nov ’253-room10–1267 m²$360,000$499
May 2025May ’253-room4–667 m²$375,000$520
Oct 2024Oct ’243-room4–667 m²$372,000$516

Rents

Flat typeMedian rentApprovals
3-room$2,800 a month10

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 3-room flat here: about 9.3% 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 MRT860 m
  • Braddell MRT1.0 km
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 75220 m
  • Sheng Siong420 m

Primary schools within 2 km (3 within 1 km):

  • Pei Chun Public School240 m
  • First Toa Payoh Primary School560 m
  • Kheng Cheng School890 m
  • St Andrew's School (junior)1.2 km
  • Chij Primary (toa Payoh)1.5 km
  • Hong Wen School1.5 km
  • Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School1.6 km
  • Marymount Convent School1.7 km
  • St. Gabriel's Primary School1.8 km
  • Bendemeer Primary School1.9 km

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