Block 279 Toh Guan Road
Block 279 Toh Guan Road has 26 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $818,000 (Apr 2026, 5 room, floors 16–18). Median $5,290/sqm. Prices up 35.8% over the past five years. Built 1998, 71 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$818,000+15.2%vs town(+$108k)+10.5%vs national(+$78k)
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). Figures are from rentals at this block where available.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Room | $3,500 typically $3,100–$3,650 | 7.6% | Jurong East avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $3,600 typically $3,500–$3,700 | 5.3% | 5 rentals here |
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 279 Toh Guan Road in Jurong East, 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 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $818,000 | $6,817 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $818,000 | $6,817 |
| Jul 2025 | 16 TO 18 | 4 ROOM | 100 sqm | $658,888 | $6,589 |
| Feb 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $830,000 | $6,860 |
| Sep 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $608,000 | $6,020 |
| Aug 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $742,000 | $6,132 |
| Jul 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $519,500 | $5,144 |
| Jul 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $800,000 | $6,667 |
| May 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $650,000 | $5,417 |
| Nov 2022 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $745,888 | $6,216 |
| Aug 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 101 sqm | $558,000 | $5,525 |
| Aug 2022 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $685,000 | $5,708 |
| Nov 2021 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $650,000 | $5,417 |
| Oct 2021 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $650,000 | $5,372 |
| May 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $540,000 | $4,463 |
| Feb 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $555,000 | $4,625 |
| Aug 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $566,000 | $4,717 |
| Jun 2020 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $625,000 | $5,208 |
| Oct 2019 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $615,000 | $5,125 |
| Jul 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $610,000 | $5,083 |
About Block 279 Toh Guan Road
Resale prices at Block 279 Toh Guan Road in Jurong East have risen sharply, up about 35.8% over the past five years. Its median runs about 36% above the Jurong East median, ahead of around 80% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 26 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $461,500 to $830,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 16 TO 18 at $818,000 in Apr 2026, and the median works out to $5,290/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 16 TO 18 band have sold around 23% above those on the 04 TO 06 band. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.9150, equivalent to roughly 0.33% of lease-value decay a year. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 279 Toh Guan Road worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 279 Toh Guan Road was $818,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-04. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $5,290, based on 26 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 279 Toh Guan Road?
Block 279 Toh Guan Road was built in 1998 and has approximately 71 years and 8 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.33%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.33% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 279 Toh Guan Road?
Block 279 Toh Guan Road in Jurong East contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $461,500 to $830,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 279 Toh Guan Road gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 279 Toh Guan Road have increased by approximately 35.8% over the past five years. The current median price is $612,500, with the most recent sale at $818,000 in 2026-04.