Block 223A Mount Vernon RD
361223 · Bidadari · Toa Payoh · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 85 units · 15 floors
64Overall / 100
Summary
Block 223A Mount Vernon RD in Toa Payoh scores 64.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 136 m straight-line from Maris Stella High School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 74
- Food
- 56
- Schools
- 95
- Healthcare
- 46
- Daily needs
- 34
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 68
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 36
Who it suits
- Overall
- 64
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 61
- Investors
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 30.4min
- one-north
- 33.4min
- Jurong East
- 47.5min
- Changi Airport
- 39.6min
CCLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
CCLS$2.07 · direct
CCLEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
CCLEWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 10 min (645 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding
8m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 8 min (504 m) to Bartley
- Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Bartley → Paya Lebar · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Bartley Mrt Station4.7 min
- Bartley Mrt Station8 min
- Woodleigh Mrt Station13.3 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3316 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre11.8 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)29.9 min
- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)30.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sivamani Minimart Pte Ltd12.7 min
- Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd14.9 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?15.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Kong Kian Clinic10.6 min
- Our Woodleigh Family Clinic13.2 min
- Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery17 min
Parks & green
green- Bidadari Park Memorial Garden7.9 min
- Bidadari Pk8.1 min
- Upper Paya Lebar Interim Park8.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- St John's Home for the Aged20.9 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.3 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)29.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Bidadari CC (U/C)14.1 min
- Potong Pasir CC24.1 min
- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)26.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library25.8 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).
No recent resale transactions recorded for this subzone.