SG Block Index

Block 142 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

310142 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 173 units · 30 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 142 Lor 2 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 82.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 7.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 282 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
92
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
95
Green space
70
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
97

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
85
Seniors
83
Renters
83
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.7min
232NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
25.3min
230CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
39.4min
230CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.6min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (332 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (163 m) to Blk 138b
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Blk 138bBlk 121 · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 142

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 1373 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)7.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9311.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)11.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Familycare Clinic & Surgery5 min
  • E Medical Clinic & Surgery5.8 min
  • Shenton Medical Group5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10 min
  • Novena Rise Pk22.7 min
  • Clover Way Pg24.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)6.6 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.6 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)10.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC0.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)8.6 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library9.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library27.4 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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