How far is Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Braddell Mrt Station, about 9.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 88 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 1?

Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210 is roughly 2.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

First Toa Payoh Primary School, approximately 265 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 42 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1969 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

It scores 76/100 overall: transport 71.4, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 97.7, green space 52.4, connectivity 58.7, value 4, leisure 80.9.

Is Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 42 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong 8 Toa Payoh give the price trend.

Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

310001 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1968 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 196 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 76/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.4 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 2.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 265 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310001

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Pillar scores

Transport: 71
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 98
Green space: 52
Connectivity: 59
Value (lease): 4
Leisure: 81
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 78
Renters: 76
Investors: 47
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.5min
one-north: 33.8min
Jurong East: 50.6min
Changi Airport: 60.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 3 min (201 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 19 min riding

1m›88›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (80 m) to Blk 1
Bus 88 · SBS Transit
Blk 1 → Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 6 min
Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
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 · 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

PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2374 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2102.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 757 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 937.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Lin Poh Ling4.8 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)2.4 min
Temasek Medical Clinic4.8 min
Teoh Clinic Family Practice5.5 min

Parks & green

green

Carmichael Rd Pg19.9 min
Toa Payoh Town Pk19.9 min
Clover Way Pg24.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)4.1 min
PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home10.8 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)8.2 min
Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.4 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library12.3 min
Bishan Public Library23.4 min
Serangoon Public Library40 min

EV charging

Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court2.6 min
Blk 49 To 52 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh East Payoh Palm5.3 min
Blk 210 To 215 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh5.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 5 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 523610.7 min walk · 53 m
Stop 525392 min walk · 73 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 11 min walk
5988
BLK 1171 min walk
235
BLK 2374 min walk
2857

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$637k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 76% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability76th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 75%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-04

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 1 offers a strong liveability score (76/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get76/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-3.8%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds42 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong 8 Toa Payoh. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$360k – S$408k

median S$380k · S$499–566 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 1 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$380k	S$527
Feb '26	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$360k	S$499
Dec '25	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$370k	S$513
Oct '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$408k	S$566
Jul '25	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$398k	S$552
May '25	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$385k	S$534
Jan '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$397k	S$550
Jan '25	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$368k	S$510
Aug '24	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$390k	S$541

Subzone medians — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$527▼ 2.6%1

4 ROOMS$486▼ 5.7%1

5 ROOMS$538▼ 3.8%2

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