SG Block Index

Block 227 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310227 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 150 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 227 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 273 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
96
Green space
81
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
76
Seniors
75
Renters
69
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.4min
230155NSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.8min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.9min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.6min
28EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 2 min (153 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 21 min riding

1m2301552mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (32 m) to Blk 227
  2. Bus 230 · SBS Transit
    Blk 227Blk 1 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Bus 155 · SBS Transit
    Blk 1Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 6 min
  4. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  5. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  6. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 227

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 2821 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2105.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)10.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7511.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Lin Poh Ling6.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic1.8 min
  • Tek Dispensary4.3 min
  • Temasek Medical Clinic6.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg14.6 min
  • Kallang Linear Park19.4 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park20.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home5.8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 159.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)8.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library23.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.7 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 — Pei Chun

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%
4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%
5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%
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