SG Block Index

Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth

310208 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 90 units · 16 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth in Toa Payoh scores 71.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 555 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
61
Green space
48
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
69
Renters
74
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.2min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
26.4min
235CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
40.5min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.9min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 7 min (448 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

7mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (420 m) to Braddell
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 208

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
PlannedBukit Brown MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1848 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)6.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9312.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21015.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Suan Guay13.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ej Family Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Lim Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg15.4 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg17.2 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg18.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)13.7 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport15.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)15.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC12.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.6 min
  • Bishan CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library18.1 min
  • Bishan Public Library18.2 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 change
2 ROOMS$658▲ 1.3%
3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%
4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%
5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%
EXECUTIVES$727
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