Block 53 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
310053 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 228 units · 19 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100
Summary
Block 53 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 73.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 410 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 72
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 81
- Green space
- 47
- Connectivity
- 66
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 92
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 75
- Investors
- 43
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.6min
- one-north
- 27.6min
- Jurong East
- 41.7min
- Changi Airport
- 61.5min
235NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (454 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding
4m›235›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (285 m) to Jackson SQ
- Bus 235 · SBS Transit
Jackson SQ → Blk 121 · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (141 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 Station9.1 min
- Braddell Mrt Station10.6 min
- Braddell Mrt Station10.9 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2027 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 933.8 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 754 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)6.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
- Lin Poh Ling9.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Associate Dispensaries4.2 min
- Teoh Clinic Family Practice6.3 min
- Camry Medical Centre6.5 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk16.6 min
- Carmichael Rd Pg24.3 min
- Clover Way Pg24.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Carecorner Cluster Suppport7.3 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)7.3 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)8.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)7.4 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)10 min
- Toa Payoh West CC14.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library9 min
- Bishan Public Library25 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