Block 49 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
310049 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 87 units · 20 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100
Summary
Block 49 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 70.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.4 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 75, and 256 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 59
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 75
- Green space
- 41
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 50
- Leisure
- 86
Who it suits
- Overall
- 71
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 71
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 51
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 25.7min
- one-north
- 31.1min
- Jurong East
- 45.2min
- Changi Airport
- 62.1min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
235CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap26 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (355 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding
3m›232›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (189 m) to Blk 52
- Bus 232 · SBS Transit
Blk 52 → Blk 101c CP · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 2 min (138 m) to Braddell
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Braddell → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Braddell Mrt Station11.4 min
- Braddell Mrt Station12.9 min
- Braddell Mrt Station13.2 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2232 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 755.4 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 936.4 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)7.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min
- Lin Poh Ling11.6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery7.6 min
- Teoh Clinic Family Practice8 min
- Kin Mun Clinic9.6 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk18 min
- Carmichael Rd Pg26 min
- Clover Way Pg27.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.8 min
- Carecorner Cluster Suppport9.9 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)9.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)8.6 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)11.3 min
- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)16.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library10.3 min
- Bishan Public Library26.7 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Toa Payoh planning area- Age profile
- In Toa Payoh, 12.1% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.
- 45–497.8%60–647.6%55–597.5%50–547.2%
- Household income
- 33.5% of Toa Payoh households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person21.4%$20,000+12.9%$1,000–1,9996.4%$3,000–3,9995.6%
- Dwelling mix
- 83.7% of Toa Payoh households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats34.2%HDB 4 room flats24.2%HDB 5 room and executive flats15.1%Condominiums and other apartments11.6%
- Household size
- 49.3% of Toa Payoh households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.
- 1-person24.9%2-person24.4%3-person19%4-person15.9%
- In education
- Of Toa Payoh residents currently in education, 23.9% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary33.3%Secondary25.2%University14%Polytechnic9.9%
- Commute to work
- 63.1% of working Toa Payoh residents commute by public transport; 24.2% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus26.8%MRT LRT only19.3%Car17.9%Bus15.2%
Resident data for the Toa Payoh planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Boon Teck
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$533▼ 14.0%1
3 ROOMS$484▼ 25.4%9
4 ROOMS$1045▲ 6.8%2
5 ROOMS$673▼ 5.2%1