How far is Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Potong Pasir Mrt Station, about 20.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 238 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 30 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 13?

Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

Pei Chun Public School, approximately 401 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 43 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1970 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh?

It scores 65.5/100 overall: transport 35, food 97, schools 100, healthcare 67.2, daily needs 81.3, green space 58.2, connectivity 54, value 6, leisure 67.7.

Is Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 65.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 43 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 Pei Chun give the price trend.

Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

310013 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1969 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 176 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

66Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 65.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.6 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 401 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310013

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Pillar scores

Transport: 35
Food: 97
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 67
Daily needs: 81
Green space: 58
Connectivity: 54
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 68
EV charging: 72

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 66
Young Families: 70
Seniors: 68
Renters: 62
Investors: 39
EV Owners: 60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 29.6min
one-north: 38.2min
Jurong East: 52.3min
Changi Airport: 61min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 6 min (390 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 20 min riding

4m›238›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (269 m) to Toa Payoh Polyclinic
Bus 238 · SBS Transit
Toa Payoh Polyclinic → Toa Payoh Int · 5 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 2792 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)6.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21011.4 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7512.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.4 min
Lin Poh Ling12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery6.2 min
Finest Health Medical Centre8.2 min
Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic8.7 min

Parks & green

green

Carmichael Rd Pg21.3 min
Toa Payoh Town Pk22.5 min
Mar Thoma Road Park22.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 152.4 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)8 min
Adventist Home for the Elders10 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)4.1 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.8 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)18.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library16.3 min
Bishan Public Library30.5 min
Serangoon Public Library41.4 min

EV charging

Blk 19 To 23 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Palm6.1 min
Blk 253/254/256 Kim Keat Avenue Kim Keat View9.8 min
Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue10.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 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 523991.8 min walk · 111 m
Stop 523912.9 min walk · 173 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 124 min walk
230
TOA PAYOH POLYCLINIC4 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

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 25% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability25th 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 13 offers a strong liveability score (65.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get65.5/100overall 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 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

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

3-room11 sales · 12 mo

S$310k – S$388k

median S$340k · S$436–546 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 13 Lor 7 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	10 TO 12	66 m²	S$320k	S$450
Mar '26	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$320k	S$450
Feb '26	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$340k	S$479
Feb '26	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$343k	S$490
Jan '26	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$350k	S$493
Jan '26	3-room	01 TO 03	66 m²	S$310k	S$436
Dec '25	3-room	10 TO 12	66 m²	S$373k	S$525
Dec '25	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$388k	S$546
Nov '25	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$330k	S$472
Sep '25	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$340k	S$479
Aug '25	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$365k	S$514
Feb '25	3-room	01 TO 03	66 m²	S$315k	S$443

Showing 12 of 15 sales in the last 2 years.

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%1

4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%1

5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%2

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See what’s for sale

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