Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh
Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh has 100 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $1,330,000 (Apr 2026, 5 room, floors 10–12). Median $8,664/sqm. Prices up 30.2% over the past five years. Built 2012, 85 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$1,520,000+43.4%vs town(+$460k)+105.4%vs national(+$780k)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Room | $2,900 typically $2,600–$3,100 | 8.9% | Toa Payoh avg · block too thin |
| 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 3 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 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $1,330,000 | $12,091 |
| Mar 2026 | 34 TO 36 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $1,520,000 | $13,333 |
| Mar 2026 | 37 TO 39 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $1,520,000 | $13,333 |
| Jul 2025 | 34 TO 36 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $1,500,000 | $12,821 |
| Jun 2025 | 34 TO 36 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $1,520,000 | $12,991 |
| Feb 2025 | 22 TO 24 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $1,038,000 | $11,407 |
| Feb 2025 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 113 sqm | $1,300,000 | $11,504 |
| Feb 2025 | 34 TO 36 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $1,500,000 | $12,821 |
| Jan 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 113 sqm | $1,180,000 | $10,442 |
| Nov 2024 | 34 TO 36 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $1,050,000 | $11,538 |
| Nov 2024 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $1,068,888 | $9,717 |
| Oct 2024 | 31 TO 33 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $1,080,000 | $11,868 |
| Oct 2024 | 31 TO 33 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $1,500,000 | $13,158 |
| Aug 2024 | 37 TO 39 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $1,080,000 | $11,868 |
| Jan 2024 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $978,000 | $10,747 |
| Jan 2024 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 113 sqm | $1,250,000 | $11,062 |
| Dec 2023 | 31 TO 33 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $1,038,888 | $11,416 |
| Oct 2023 | 22 TO 24 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $970,000 | $10,659 |
| Jun 2023 | 31 TO 33 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $958,888 | $10,537 |
| Jan 2023 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $880,000 | $8,000 |
About Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh
Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh is a million-dollar HDB block: a flat here has sold for as much as $1,520,000 (Mar 2026), among the rare blocks in Toa Payoh to cross that mark. Its median runs about 63% above the Toa Payoh median, ahead of around 84% of the town's blocks. It has a busy resale history, with 100 transactions since 2017 across 3 room, 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $555,000 to $1,520,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 10 TO 12 at $1,330,000 in Apr 2026, and the median works out to $8,664/sqm. Higher floors carry a premium, with the 37 TO 39 band trading roughly 65% above the 01 TO 03 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 30.2%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh was $1,330,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-04. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $8,664, based on 100 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh?
Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh was built in 2012 and has approximately 85 years and 2 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.20%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.20% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh?
Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh contains 3 room, 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $555,000 to $1,520,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 138B Lorong 1a Toa Payoh have increased by approximately 30.2% over the past five years. The current median price is $880,000, with the most recent sale at $1,330,000 in 2026-04.