SG Block Index

Block 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

310012 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1969 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 176 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 68.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 2.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 264 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310012

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
86
Green space
53
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
77
EV charging
96
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
72
Seniors
71
Renters
65
Investors
40
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.4min
238NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.6min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.6min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.4min
154EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 8 min (533 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

6m2382mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (411 m) to Blk 25
  2. Bus 238 · SBS Transit
    Blk 25Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 12

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 2671 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)2.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21010 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Lin Poh Ling11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery2.6 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre4.6 min
  • Tek Dispensary8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk20 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park22.4 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg22.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 154.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)4.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)8.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library13.6 min
  • Bishan Public Library31.1 min
  • Serangoon Public Library43 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 19 To 23 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Palm3.7 min
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court7.6 min
  • Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 524292.3 min walk · 74 m
  • Stop 524892.6 min walk · 177 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 121 min walk
    230
  • BLK 256 min walk
    238

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$689k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 41% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability41th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 12 offers a strong liveability score (68.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get68.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-18.1%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds43 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 Pei Chun. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 12 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$315k – S$385k
median S$350k · S$443542 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
431493554Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 12 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room07 TO 0966S$315kS$443
Jan '263-room01 TO 0366S$360kS$507
Oct '253-room04 TO 0666S$350kS$493
Jul '253-room01 TO 0366S$330kS$465
Jul '253-room10 TO 1266S$385kS$542
Apr '253-room07 TO 0966S$372kS$524
Mar '253-room01 TO 0365S$320kS$457
Feb '253-room01 TO 0365S$330kS$472
Feb '253-room10 TO 1266S$368kS$518
Jan '253-room10 TO 1266S$375kS$528
Jan '253-room10 TO 1266S$370kS$521

Subzone medians — Pei Chun

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%
4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%
5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%
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