SG Block Index

Block 5 Upp Aljunied Lane

360005 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 99 units · 10 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 5 Upp Aljunied Lane in Toa Payoh scores 57.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 17.4 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 522 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
27
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
80
Green space
72
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
39

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
65
Seniors
57
Renters
56
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25min
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.9min
100CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
51.9min
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
40.5min
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (398 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m1002mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (229 m) to Aft Blk 4
  2. Bus 100 · SBS Transit
    Aft Blk 4Aljunied · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 5

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3831 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre17.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A17.5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)19.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?2 min
  • Tan Pak Nang5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • G.I.F.T Medical Centre5.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Macpherson Linear Pk3.4 min
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk5.7 min
  • Butterfly Ave Pg7.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged12.9 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)17.1 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre17.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)16.8 min
  • MacPherson CC21.8 min
  • Potong Pasir CC22.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library29.9 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.6 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 — Joo Seng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$956▲ 4.0%
4 ROOMS$934▲ 42.0%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 7.8%
EXECUTIVES$624▼ 15.0%
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