Block 16 Joo Seng Road
Block 16 Joo Seng Road has 20 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $858,888 (Mar 2026, 5 room, floors 16–18). Median $5,341/sqm. Prices up 55.1% over the past five years. Built 1984, 56 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$838,000−20.9%vs town(−$222k)+13.2%vs national(+$98k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Toa Payoh average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Room | $3,700 typically $3,250–$4,000 | 4.5% | Toa Payoh avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $4,000 typically $3,600–$4,300 | 4.5% | Toa Payoh avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 2 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 16 Joo Seng Road in Toa Payoh, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $858,888 | $6,507 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $820,000 | $6,212 |
| Aug 2025 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $838,000 | $6,348 |
| Apr 2025 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $830,000 | $6,288 |
| Jan 2025 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $800,000 | $6,061 |
| Jul 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $770,000 | $5,833 |
| Mar 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $750,000 | $5,682 |
| Nov 2023 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $720,000 | $5,455 |
| Jun 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $760,000 | $5,758 |
| Apr 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $725,000 | $5,492 |
| Aug 2022 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $690,000 | $5,227 |
| Jun 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $530,000 | $4,015 |
| Jun 2021 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $560,000 | $4,242 |
| Jan 2021 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $535,000 | $4,053 |
| Aug 2020 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $545,000 | $4,129 |
| Jul 2020 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 113 sqm | $495,000 | $4,381 |
| Jul 2020 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $550,000 | $4,167 |
| Nov 2019 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $550,000 | $4,167 |
| Apr 2018 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $545,000 | $4,129 |
| Feb 2018 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 132 sqm | $585,000 | $4,432 |
About Block 16 Joo Seng Road
Block 16 Joo Seng Road is an ageing-lease HDB block in Toa Payoh, built in 1984 with about 56 years left on its 99-year lease, so remaining lease is the dominant price factor here. Its median runs about 31% above the Toa Payoh median, ahead of around 67% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 20 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $495,000 to $858,888. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 16 TO 18 at $858,888 in Mar 2026, and the median works out to $5,341/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 16 TO 18 band have sold around 9% above those on the 04 TO 06 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 55.1%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 16 Joo Seng Road worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 16 Joo Seng Road was $858,888 for a 5 room flat in 2026-03. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $5,341, based on 20 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 16 Joo Seng Road?
Block 16 Joo Seng Road was built in 1984 and has approximately 56 years and 10 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.58%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.58% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 16 Joo Seng Road?
Block 16 Joo Seng Road in Toa Payoh contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $495,000 to $858,888 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 16 Joo Seng Road gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 16 Joo Seng Road have increased by approximately 55.1% over the past five years. The current median price is $705,000, with the most recent sale at $858,888 in 2026-03.