SG Block Index

Block 4 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

310004 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 110 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 4 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 68.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 143 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
40
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
99
Green space
64
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
73
Seniors
72
Renters
65
Investors
42

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.1min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.3min
232235CCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
56.6min
232NSLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.2min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (338 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 20 min riding

3m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (172 m) to Opp Blk 5
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 5Blk 101c CP · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (138 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 4

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 2556 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2105.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)8.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7510.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd0 min
  • Lin Poh Ling6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tek Dispensary0 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic3.6 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg17.9 min
  • Kallang Linear Park22.7 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park23.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)5.1 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home8.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 159.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)10.8 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16 min
  • Bishan Public Library27.1 min
  • Serangoon Public Library38 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 — 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 change
3 ROOMS$527▼ 2.6%
4 ROOMS$486▼ 5.7%
5 ROOMS$538▼ 3.8%
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