SG Block Index

Block 37 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

310037 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 144 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 37 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.8 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 3.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 258 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
57
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
93

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
78
Seniors
78
Renters
71
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.2min
230MNSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
35min
235CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.1min
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.6min
31EWLEWLS$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 (312 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

3m230M2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (191 m) to Blk 25
  2. Bus 230M · 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 37

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 2410 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)3.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 755.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)7.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Finest Health Medical Centre1.9 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery2.7 min
  • Teoh Clinic Family Practice5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.2 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park22 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg26.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 313.2 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders8.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 159.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)4.6 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)5.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)11.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library8.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library30.1 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 — Boon Teck

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$533▼ 14.0%
3 ROOMS$484▼ 25.4%
4 ROOMS$1045▲ 6.8%
5 ROOMS$673▼ 5.2%
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