SG Block Index

Block 236 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310236 · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 76 units · 9 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 236 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 70.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 384 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
74
Green space
43
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
75

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
73
Seniors
71
Renters
69
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.7min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.9min
57CCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.9min
57CCLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.6min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (478 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

5m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (312 m) to Blk 52
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Blk 52Blk 101c CP · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (138 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 236

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 2318 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 936.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2106.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7510 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lin Poh Ling9.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)5 min
  • Associate Dispensaries5.6 min
  • Camry Medical Centre8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk20.6 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg21.6 min
  • Clover Way Pg22.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)9.4 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)10.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13.3 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library13 min
  • Bishan Public Library22.5 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 — Braddell

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$458▼ 10.0%
4 ROOMS$1043▲ 97.3%
5 ROOMS$902▲ 35.5%
EXECUTIVES$624▼ 13.2%
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