Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh has 21 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $721,888 (Jan 2026, 5 room, floors 19–21). Median $4,444/sqm. Prices up 18.7% over the past five years. Built 1976, 49 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$679,944−35.9%vs town(−$380k)−8.1%vs national(−$60k)
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 223 Lorong 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $721,888 | $6,170 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $638,000 | $5,596 |
| Jun 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $730,000 | $6,239 |
| Jun 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $679,000 | $5,803 |
| Jun 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $690,000 | $5,897 |
| Jun 2021 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 119 sqm | $608,000 | $5,109 |
| Aug 2020 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $468,000 | $4,000 |
| Jul 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $475,000 | $4,060 |
| Jun 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $475,000 | $4,060 |
| Feb 2020 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $520,000 | $4,444 |
| Jan 2020 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $495,000 | $4,342 |
| Dec 2019 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $508,880 | $4,349 |
| Nov 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $485,000 | $4,254 |
| Aug 2019 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $520,000 | $4,444 |
| Jul 2019 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $510,000 | $4,359 |
| Jun 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $460,000 | $4,035 |
| Apr 2019 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 114 sqm | $470,000 | $4,123 |
| Jun 2018 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $510,000 | $4,359 |
| Jun 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $520,000 | $4,444 |
| Feb 2018 | 25 TO 27 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $580,000 | $4,957 |
About Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is an ageing-lease HDB block in Toa Payoh, built in 1976 with about 49 years left on its 99-year lease, so remaining lease is the dominant price factor here. At $520,000, its median sits roughly in line with the Toa Payoh town median. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 21 transactions since 2017 across 5 room flats priced from $460,000 to $730,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 19 TO 21 at $721,888 in Jan 2026, and the median works out to $4,444/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 22 TO 24 band have sold around 9% above those on the 04 TO 06 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 18.7%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh was $721,888 for a 5 room flat in 2026-01. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,444, based on 21 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh was built in 1976 and has approximately 49 years and 3 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.79%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.79% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh contains 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $460,000 to $730,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 223 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh have increased by approximately 18.7% over the past five years. The current median price is $520,000, with the most recent sale at $721,888 in 2026-01.