SG Block Index

Block 118A Alkaff Cres

311118 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 2019 · ~92 yrs lease left · 339 units · 17 floors

82Overall / 100
Summary

Block 118A Alkaff Cres in Toa Payoh scores 81.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 2.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 321 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
70
Green space
49
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
80
Investors
88

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.5min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
23.1min
235CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
37.2min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.3min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 5 min (289 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

4mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (261 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 118A

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 1691 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)2.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)14.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.7 min
  • Tan Suan Guay16.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.2.2 min
  • Dr Jeremy Chan Medical Clinic2.2 min
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd2.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.2 min
  • Clover Way Pg18.5 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg20.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)10.3 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport11.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)11.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC9.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)18 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library14.7 min
  • Bishan Public Library21.3 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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