SG Block Index

Block 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

310050 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1992 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 114 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 1.6 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 75, and 295 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310050

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
93
Green space
57
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
92
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
81
Seniors
80
Renters
77
Investors
56
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.6min
235NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
27.6min
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
41.7min
235CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.2min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (339 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m2352mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (170 m) to Blk 59
  2. Bus 235 · SBS Transit
    Blk 59Blk 121 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 50

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 2171 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 751.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)3.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 935.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Lin Poh Ling9.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Teoh Clinic Family Practice4.2 min
  • Kin Mun Clinic5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk14.2 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg24.1 min
  • Clover Way Pg26 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 316 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.3 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport6.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)4.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7.5 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library6.5 min
  • Bishan Public Library25.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 63/64 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh1.6 min
  • Blk 49 To 52 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh East Payoh Palm2.3 min
  • Blk 43 To 48 Lorong 5/6 Toa Payoh East Payoh Spring2.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 hawker centres, 3 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 522990.4 min walk · 39 m
  • Stop 522913.6 min walk · 54 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 593 min walk
    235
  • BLK 2378 min walk
    28

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$339k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 83% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability83th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 99%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 50 offers a strong liveability score (79.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get79.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-25.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds66 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 Boon Teck. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$860k – S$970k
median S$885k · S$644733 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
633689744Jul '24May '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 50 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room04 TO 06124S$860kS$644
Dec '255-room10 TO 12123S$881kS$665
Sep '255-room04 TO 06123S$970kS$733
Aug '255-room01 TO 03124S$888kS$665
Jun '255-room07 TO 09123S$870kS$657
Apr '255-room10 TO 12123S$930kS$702
Oct '245-room07 TO 09134S$1.05mS$728

Subzone medians — 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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