SG Block Index

Block 177 Toa Payoh Ctrl

310177 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 81 units · 4 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 177 Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 83/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.6 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.9 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 419 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
84
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
8
Leisure
99

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
86
Seniors
84
Renters
87
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.4min
NSLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
28.9min
153CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43min
153CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.1min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 6 min (396 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

6mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (368 m) to Toa Payoh
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  3. 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 177

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 1620 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 939.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Joyce & Partners Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Branch)0.3 min
  • Healthway Medical0.3 min
  • RafflesMedical0.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk7.1 min
  • Novena Rise Pk21.9 min
  • Novena Pk24.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport6.4 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)6.4 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)3.5 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library3.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library30.4 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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