Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh has 23 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $380,000 (May 2026, 3 room, floors 10–12). Median $4,231/sqm. Prices up 34.3% over the past five years. Built 1967, 40 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 3 Room$387,500−0.1%vs town(−$500)−12.9%vs national(−$58k)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Room | $2,300 typically $2,000–$2,500 | 9.9% | Toa Payoh avg · block too thin |
| 3-Room | $2,900 typically $2,600–$3,100 | 8.9% | 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 61 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 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $380,000 | $5,846 |
| Sep 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 78 sqm | $395,000 | $5,064 |
| Apr 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $300,000 | $5,556 |
| Nov 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $390,000 | $6,000 |
| Mar 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $295,000 | $4,538 |
| Feb 2023 | 04 TO 06 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $291,000 | $5,389 |
| Jan 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $275,000 | $5,093 |
| Dec 2022 | 07 TO 09 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $260,000 | $4,815 |
| Nov 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $270,000 | $4,154 |
| Oct 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $298,000 | $4,585 |
| Sep 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $275,000 | $5,093 |
| Jun 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $270,000 | $4,154 |
| Oct 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $265,000 | $4,907 |
| Oct 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $275,000 | $4,231 |
| Sep 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $260,000 | $4,000 |
| Aug 2020 | 10 TO 12 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $190,000 | $3,519 |
| Jul 2020 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $230,000 | $3,538 |
| Aug 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 65 sqm | $220,000 | $3,385 |
| Jul 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $195,000 | $3,611 |
| Mar 2019 | 01 TO 03 | 2 ROOM | 54 sqm | $190,000 | $3,519 |
About Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh
Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh dates to 1967 and now has roughly 40 years of lease remaining, which makes lease decay the central consideration for buyers. Its median sits about 50% below the Toa Payoh median, cheaper than about 93% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 23 transactions since 2017 across 2 room, 3 room flats priced from $190,000 to $395,000. The most recent transaction was a 3 room flat on storeys 10 TO 12 at $380,000 in May 2026, and the median works out to $4,231/sqm. Over five years, prices here are up about 34.3%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh was $380,000 for a 3 room flat in 2026-05. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,231, based on 23 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh?
Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh was built in 1967 and has approximately 40 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 1.17%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 1.17% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh?
Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh contains 2 room, 3 room flats. Resale prices range from $190,000 to $395,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 61 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh have increased by approximately 34.3% over the past five years. The current median price is $270,000, with the most recent sale at $380,000 in 2026-05.