CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALDistrict 12 · Toa Payoh

178 Toa Payoh Central

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

178 Toa Payoh Central is a commercial building in District 12 · Toa Payoh, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan. 25 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 19 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeaway178 Toa Payoh Central is a commercial building in District 12 · Toa Payoh, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 12 · Toa Payoh
Address: —
Land area: 1,898 sqm
Completed: 1971 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys: 4 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Shop / Shophouse, Food & Beverage, Office
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 25
ACRA registrations: 19

No recorded transactions — this building has never generated a strata caveat (typically single-owner or lease-only stock). That is not missing data, and it says nothing about the building's value, occupancy or availability.

What are the specs at 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeawayThe building's specs as its sources state them — the listing agent or the management can confirm a unit's own.

Facilities: car park; Source: CommercialGuru

About 178 Toa Payoh Central

178 Toa Payoh Central is a commercial building in Toa Payoh (District 12). It is located along Toa Payoh Central, Singapore 310178.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential.

It occupies roughly 1,898 sqm of land.

34 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh MRT, 223 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 177) is 70 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Square 2 is 1.5 km away.

What is 178 Toa Payoh Central zoned as?

Key takeaway178 Toa Payoh Central sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation

URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

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What does space at 178 Toa Payoh Central rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 12 retail, retail space rented at a median of $6.71 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $5.52 and $8.97. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 12 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.52

$59.42 psm

Median

$6.71

$72.22 psm

75th pct

$8.97

$96.57 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

A REGION BAND — URA's grid for the whole district or location, not this street or building. Say "across <district/location>, …", never that this building rents for it. The middle of URA's retail grid for District 12 across every floor and size band — a ground-floor shop and an upper-floor unit sit at very different points in it.

Source: URA REALIS retail rental analysis (district × floor × size grid).

Market context around 178 Toa Payoh Central

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft

Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Retail vacancy rate (Whole Island) 6.5 (-0.4 pp on the year) · Retail rental index (Central Region) 81.2 (+1.4% on the year).

Brokers draw submarkets and grades differently; each figure is the broker's own, for its own area, cited to its report. Rents are per square foot per month.

How fast units move at 178 Toa Payoh Central

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 13 units for rent; 12 units for sale.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 2 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 2 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.

One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.

What's been approved at 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at 178 Toa Payoh Central since 2000, most recently in 2003. This is the building's planning history, not today's approved use of any unit: confirm a unit's approved use with URA before signing.

5 Aug 2008Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition & alteration to blk 177, 178, 183, 184, 185 & 186 with construction of new lifts & new stairs (lift upgrading project)
10 Feb 2003ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to beauty salon
Proposed change of use of the 2nd storey living quarter ( #01-XX) to beauty salon

Source: URA planning decisions (URA Data Service), matched to this building by address or land lot. A past approval can lapse (a temporary permission) and belongs to the unit it names. The authoritative approved use of a unit comes from URA's Enquiry on Approved Use of Premises (S$54.50 per unit).

What do commercial rents run near 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 12 retail

Gross yield (area)

2.9%

2.6% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$72.22 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,767 psf

54 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.

Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.

Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.

Retail rents — District 12 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$52.08	$72.22	$91.29
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$101.58	$129.23	$143.22
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$59.42	$63.94	$96.57
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$74.07	$96.87	$116.31
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$48.14	$55.10	$60.66

URA REALIS rental-contract percentiles for the district/location — an area benchmark, not this building's own rents. Office and retail are dimensioned differently and are never mixed.

What is available at 178 Toa Payoh Central right now?

Key takeaway25 units are currently listed at 178 Toa Payoh Central — 12 for sale and 13 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (12)

178 Toa Payoh Central, 310178S$4.00M · 1,356 sqft
♦️♦️Exceptional Opportunity: Own a Prime Toa Payoh HDB Shophouse with High Rental Yield Potential!S$3.75M · 1,238 sqft
178 Toa Payoh Central2 agentsS$3.50M · 1,313 sqft
178 Toa Payoh Central3 agentsS$5.50M · 1,345 sqft

For rent (13)

178 Toa Payoh Central, 310178S$6k/mo · 270 sqft
178 Toa Payoh Central, 310178S$10k/mo · 527 sqft
Office for lease in Toa Payoh CentralS$24k/mo · 3,617 sqft
Toa Payoh Town Centre2 agentsS$6k/mo · 300 sqft

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What is near 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Toa Payoh MRT, about 223 m away.

Getting around

Toa Payoh MRT223 m · ~4 min

Amenities nearby

Chng Clinic & Surgery · 7 mBlk 177 · 70 mToa Payoh Central Community Club · 174 mPlace Of Worship · 180 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 191 mToa Payoh MRT Exit A · 217 mBlk 74 Toa Payoh Lorong 4 · 323 mEducational Institution · 352 mToa Payoh Town Pk · 365 mHotel · 700 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 178 Toa Payoh Central

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Toa Payoh (NS19), 217 m away — a busy station, with about 76,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 19 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 90% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Toa Payoh (NS19) 217 m, about 76,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 14, about 85,000 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 72,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 0 other malls within 1 km. Ranked against 12,856 retail buildings by PropKaki's model: a relative score, not a footfall count.

A relative score from PropKaki's model (station and bus taps nearby, workers and residents around, and competing malls), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

Toa Payoh (NS19)217 m · about 76,000 weekday taps
Braddell (NS18)814 m · about 31,000 weekday taps

Taps are fare-card taps in and out at the station's gates on an average weekday (Jul 2026 to Sep 2026) — people passing through, not visitors to 178 Toa Payoh Central. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

14 bus stops within 400 m, with about 85,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre (HDB)77 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.4 m · 119 car lots
Blk 175/183 To 185 Toa Payoh Town Centre (HDB)111 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 9.99 m · 667 car lots
Blk 190 Toa Payoh Central Mscp (HDB)125 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m
Blk 78B Toa Payoh Central (HDB)164 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 646 car lots
Blk 480 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (HDB)185 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.1 m

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Toa Payoh West, 835 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 178 Toa Payoh Central's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 178 Toa Payoh Central?

Key takeaway19 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 178 Toa Payoh Central as their registered address on its shop floor. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
9
Other services
2
Financial and insurance
2
Health and social services
2
Professional, scientific and technical services
1
Construction
1
Information and communications
1
Manufacturing
1
Real estate
0

Registered businesses, not who occupies the space: companies, LLPs and branches whose REGISTERED address is this building (ACRA), by industry. Sole proprietors are not counted; no business is named. HDB block: only the shop floor (level 1 and basements) is counted; the flats above are homes. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about 178 Toa Payoh Central

Where is 178 Toa Payoh Central?⌄

178 Toa Payoh Central is at Toa Payoh Central, Singapore 310178, in the Toa Payoh planning area.

What is 178 Toa Payoh Central zoned as?⌄

178 Toa Payoh Central sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 178 Toa Payoh Central?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 178 Toa Payoh Central in the URA records we track. That is common for buildings held by a single owner, which never generate strata transactions.

What is the nearest MRT station to 178 Toa Payoh Central?⌄

Toa Payoh MRT is the closest, 223 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 178 Toa Payoh Central?⌄

34 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That is a measure of registered addresses, not of how many businesses physically occupy the building.

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Completion year: the year HDB records the block as completed (HDB Property Information).

Storeys: the block's highest floor level as HDB records it.

Submarket: PropKaki's own map from URA's planning subzones (CBD core, City Hall / Bugis, Orchard, city fringe, regional centres, suburban). Brokers draw these lines differently.

Changes of use: URA planning approvals recorded at this building since 2000 (any unit; renewals of a temporary permission not counted). History only — Past approvals are not today's approved use; check with URA's approved-use enquiry before signing. Never say a use is allowed, permitted or approved for a unit, and never say a use would be approved.

Station taps: average weekday fare-card taps in and out at the nearest MRT/LRT station (LTA DataMall). People passing the station's gates, not people visiting this building.

Foot-traffic score: PropKaki's relative score from nearby MRT and bus taps, workers and residents around (and, for retail, competing malls), ranked against buildings of the same kind. A percentile, not a count of people.

Company REGISTRATIONS at this address (ACRA), not a tenancy schedule. Registration does not mean the company physically occupies space here, and a low count does not mean the building is empty. Do not describe this as occupancy or vacancy.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

Tenure is not recorded for this building. Commercial tenure coverage is roughly 40% (industrial is far better at ~90%).

Reviewed by Nathan Tang

Nathan Tang has over 10 years of property experience across condominiums, HDB flats and commercial property, specialising in property research and finance.

Figures draw on URA and JTC records, URA Master Plan zoning, ACRA registrations and live commercial-portal listings; building facts from HDB Property Information, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, CommercialGuru — see our methodology. Last updated 10 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Getting there and parking: LTA DataMall passenger volumes and car parks, URA Data Service car park rates, HDB and JTC car park information (data.gov.sg) and HDB's published parking charges, Census of Population 2020 and the Singapore Department of Statistics' June 2026 resident population (Singapore Open Data Licence). The foot-traffic score is PropKaki's own relative model, not a count.

Market context: figures cited from CBRE Research (Singapore Figures) and Cushman & Wakefield (Singapore MarketBeat), each with its quarter and report; flexible-workspace centres from the operators' public location lists; collective sales from marketing agents' announcements and news reports, each linked.

Rents: URA rental statistics for office and retail space by street (IRAS-stamped contracts), JTC J-SPACE rentals by building and by street, JTC price tenders, and URA REALIS rental grids. SLA tender results and JTC posted land rents are held for state and JTC land.