SG Block Index

Block 38 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

310038 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 213 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 38 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 71/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.9 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 75, and 169 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
52
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
91

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
74
Renters
70
Investors
42

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.5min
235NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.5min
235CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.5min
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.4min
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 (288 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 20 min riding

3m2352mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (166 m) to Blk 34
  2. Bus 235 · SBS Transit
    Blk 34Toa Payoh Int · 5 stops · 7 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 38

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 2325 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 753.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)3.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Finest Health Medical Centre3.2 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery3.2 min
  • Teoh Clinic Family Practice4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.6 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park24.2 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg26.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 315 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport8.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)8.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)2.5 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)9.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library7.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library29.9 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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