Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh has 10 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $898,000 (May 2026, 5 room, floors 01–03). Median $6,127/sqm. Prices up 58.2% over the past five years. Built 1993, 65 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$980,944−7.5%vs town(−$79k)+32.6%vs national(+$241k)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 49 Lorong 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 124 sqm | $898,000 | $7,242 |
| Oct 2025 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 136 sqm | $1,063,888 | $7,823 |
| Jun 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 123 sqm | $908,888 | $7,389 |
| May 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 126 sqm | $790,000 | $6,270 |
| May 2022 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 124 sqm | $828,000 | $6,677 |
| Feb 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 122 sqm | $620,000 | $5,082 |
| Jun 2020 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 124 sqm | $608,888 | $4,910 |
| May 2020 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 124 sqm | $742,000 | $5,984 |
| Sep 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 136 sqm | $710,000 | $5,221 |
| Aug 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 126 sqm | $625,000 | $4,960 |
About Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh is a million-dollar HDB block: a flat here has sold for as much as $1,063,888 (Oct 2025), among the rare blocks in Toa Payoh to cross that mark. Its median runs about 42% above the Toa Payoh median, ahead of around 74% of the town's blocks. It has a relatively light resale record, with 10 transactions since 2017 across 5 room flats priced from $608,888 to $1,063,888. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 01 TO 03 at $898,000 in May 2026, and the median works out to $6,127/sqm. Over five years, prices here are up about 58.2%. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), its leasehold relativity ratio is 0.8964, an annual lease decay of about 0.40%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh was $898,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-05. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $6,127, based on 10 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh?
Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh was built in 1993 and has approximately 65 years and 11 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.40%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.40% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh?
Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh contains 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $608,888 to $1,063,888 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 49 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh have increased by approximately 58.2% over the past five years. The current median price is $766,000, with the most recent sale at $898,000 in 2026-05.