SG Block Index

Block 8 Toh YI DR

590008 · Anak Bukit · Bukit Timah · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 8 Toh YI DR in Bukit Timah scores 64/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.3 minutes’ walk from Beauty World Mrt Station MRT, 7 minutes from Bukit Timah Market, and 249 m straight-line from Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
83
Schools
83
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
85
Green space
79
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
32

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
63
Renters
59
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.9min
DTLNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.6min
DTLCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
32.9min
41S$1.59 · direct
Changi Airport
67.5min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (788 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

10mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (616 m) to Beauty World
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Beauty WorldNewton · 6 stops · 13 min
  3. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 8

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
PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1142 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Timah Market7 min
  • Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market9.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Zac Meat & Poultry Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mandarin Medical Centre11.7 min
  • Chungkiaw Clinic Pte Ltd12 min
  • Cheong Medical Clinic12 min

Parks & green

green
  • Cheng Soon Garden Pg5.9 min
  • Savoy Pk Pg10.2 min
  • Eng Kong Garden Pg12 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Presbyterian Community Services12.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre41.1 min
  • St Andrew's Cathedral Home For The Aged41.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Timah CC (Pending U/C)14.3 min
  • Bukit Batok East CC (U/C)39.9 min
  • Clementi CC43.6 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Timah planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Timah, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older.
45–498.6%
50–547.8%
40–447.4%
55–596.8%
Household income
65.4% of Bukit Timah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+45.4%
No working person15.6%
$15,000–17,4995.1%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix
10.2% of Bukit Timah households live in HDB flats; 89.3% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments52.1%
Landed properties37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats4.2%
HDB 4 room flats3.5%
Household size
25.8% of Bukit Timah households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person20.8%
5-person18.3%
3-person17.9%
2-person15.8%
In education
Of Bukit Timah residents currently in education, 23.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.8%
Secondary24.2%
University20%
Post secondary9.3%
Commute to work
36.1% of working Bukit Timah residents commute by public transport; 54.1% drive or ride.
Car49.2%
MRT LRT only13.8%
MRT LRT and bus13.5%
No transport required8.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Timah planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Anak Bukit

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$871
4 ROOMS$826▲ 7.2%
5 ROOMS$951▲ 9.5%
EXECUTIVES$890▲ 15.9%
Living in Bukit TimahBukit Timah estate data →Blocks near Beauty World Mrt StationBlocks near Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →