SG Block Index

Block 14 Joo Seng RD

360014 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 72 units · 19 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 14 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 57.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.3 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 16.7 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 473 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
44
Food
29
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
77
Green space
66
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
65
Seniors
56
Renters
53
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.5min
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
43min
100CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.4min
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
44min
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 9 min (540 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

6m1002mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (371 m) to Aft Joo Seng RD
  2. Bus 100 · SBS Transit
    Aft Joo Seng RDAljunied · 6 stops · 8 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 14

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 3620 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre16.7 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A19.3 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)21.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?5 min
  • Tan Pak Nang8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
  • Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
  • G.I.F.T Medical Centre8.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Macpherson Linear Pk5.8 min
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk7.1 min
  • Butterfly Ave Pg7.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged13.3 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)19.1 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)16.1 min
  • Potong Pasir CC22.8 min
  • MacPherson CC23.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library33.2 min
  • Serangoon Public Library33.9 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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