SG Block Index

Block 51 Lor 6 Toa Payoh

310051 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1966 · ~39 yrs lease left · 238 units · 18 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 51 Lor 6 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 75, and 334 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
83
Green space
45
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
73
Investors
42

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.4min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.3min
235CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.4min
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
62.8min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 6 min (401 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

4m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (235 m) to Blk 52
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Blk 52Blk 101c CP · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (138 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 51

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 2192 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 753.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 935.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Lin Poh Ling11 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Associate Dispensaries5.9 min
  • Teoh Clinic Family Practice6.4 min
  • Kin Mun Clinic8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk16.4 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg25.5 min
  • Clover Way Pg26.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.2 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)8.5 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport9.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)7 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)9.7 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)14.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library8.7 min
  • Bishan Public Library26.2 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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