SG Block Index

Block 81 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

310081 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 69 units · 25 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 81 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 81.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 420 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
73
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
98

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
83
Renters
80
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.7min
163NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
32min
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.1min
235CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.5min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (364 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 16 min riding

4m1632mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (242 m) to Blk 73
  2. Bus 163 · SBS Transit
    Blk 73Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 81

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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1868 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)3.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 934.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 756.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kin Mun Clinic2.6 min
  • Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery3.8 min
  • My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk11 min
  • Clover Way Pg26.2 min
  • Novena Rise Pk26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport2.7 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)2.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 317.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)3.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)8.9 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC10 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library3.5 min
  • Bishan Public Library29 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 — Toa Payoh Central

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$657▼ 4.1%
3 ROOMS$499▼ 3.2%
4 ROOMS$1019▲ 31.1%
5 ROOMS$861▲ 23.2%
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