SG Block Index

Block 17 Joo Seng RD

360017 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 152 units · 13 floors

52Overall / 100
Summary

Block 17 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 51.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 18.4 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 615 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
30
Food
23
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
65
Green space
65
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
29

Who it suits

Overall
52
Young Families
60
Seniors
49
Renters
45
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.9min
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.8min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
56.8min
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45.4min
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 10 min (633 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

7m1002mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (464 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 17

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 3518 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre18.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A21.3 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)23.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?6.8 min
  • Tan Pak Nang9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
  • Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
  • G.I.F.T Medical Centre10 min

Parks & green

green
  • Macpherson Linear Pk7.8 min
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk8.8 min
  • Butterfly Ave Pg9.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged15.1 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)21.1 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre21.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)17.8 min
  • Potong Pasir CC24.6 min
  • MacPherson CC25.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library35 min
  • Serangoon Public Library35.6 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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