Block 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1
310131 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors
77Overall / 100
Summary
Block 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Toa Payoh scores 77/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Caldecott Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 435 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 72
- Green space
- 54
- Connectivity
- 74
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 86
Who it suits
- Overall
- 77
- Young Families
- 79
- Seniors
- 76
- Renters
- 79
- Investors
- 72
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.6min
- one-north
- 22.4min
- Jurong East
- 36.4min
- Changi Airport
- 54.8min
231NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
141CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
141CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
CCLEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (268 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding
1m›231›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (37 m) to Blk 131
- Bus 231 · SBS Transit
Blk 131 → Braddell /blk 107 · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 3 min (203 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- Caldecott Mrt Station5.4 min
- Caldecott Mrt Station5.8 min
- Braddell Mrt Station6.8 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1387 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)4 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9311.7 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.7 min
- Drs Chan & Tang Family Clinic4.7 min
- E Medical Clinic & Surgery5.9 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk13.6 min
- Macritchie Reservoir Pk20.6 min
- Clover Way Pg22.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)6.4 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)12 min
- Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Toa Payoh West CC5.3 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.2 min
- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library14.8 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 — Toa Payoh West
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$658▲ 1.3%2
3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%1
4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%5
5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%1
EXECUTIVES$727—1