Block 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
310234 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 117 units · 12 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 66.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 317 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 35
- Food
- 96
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 97
- Green space
- 61
- Connectivity
- 47
- Value (lease)
- 18
- Leisure
- 53
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 70
- Renters
- 61
- Investors
- 41
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.5min
- one-north
- 41.3min
- Jurong East
- 54.3min
- Changi Airport
- 67.6min
238NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
238153CCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
966EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 7 min (427 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding
5m›238›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (306 m) to First Toa Payoh PR Sch
- Bus 238 · SBS Transit
First Toa Payoh PR Sch → Toa Payoh Int · 8 stops · 10 min - Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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- Braddell Mrt Station16.8 min
- Braddell Mrt Station18.2 min
- Braddell Mrt Station18.3 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2774 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2106.2 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)10 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7511.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.2 min
- Lin Poh Ling7.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic4.2 min
- Tek Dispensary4.2 min
- Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery9.9 min
Parks & green
green- Carmichael Rd Pg18.4 min
- Chiltern Drive Interim Park23.9 min
- Toa Payoh Town Pk25 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.4 min
- PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home9.3 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1510.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12 min
- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.8 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)18.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library17.3 min
- Bishan Public Library27.6 min
- Serangoon Public Library38.5 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%1
4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%1
5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%2