SG Block Index

Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh

311131 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 2017 · ~90 yrs lease left · 269 units · 40 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 80.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.2 minutes’ walk from Caldecott Mrt Station MRT, 3.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 445 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
91
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
67
Green space
51
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
82
Seniors
78
Renters
79
Investors
87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.3min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
23min
141CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
37.1min
141CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.9min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 9 min (592 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

9mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (564 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 131A

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 1425 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)3.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.4.2 min
  • Dr Jeremy Chan Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • E Medical Clinic & Surgery5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk14.5 min
  • Macritchie Reservoir Pk19.4 min
  • Clover Way Pg21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)7.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)12.9 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC6.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library15.7 min
  • Bishan Public Library24.2 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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