How far is Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Braddell Mrt Station, about 10.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 159 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 24 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 54?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93 is roughly 4.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 361 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 40 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1967 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh?

It scores 72.2/100 overall: transport 64.2, food 98, schools 100, healthcare 69.3, daily needs 76.7, green space 41.5, connectivity 68, value 0, leisure 89.

Is Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 40 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 Boon Teck give the price trend.

Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

310054 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 176 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 72.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 4.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 361 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310054

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Pillar scores

Transport: 64
Food: 98
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 77
Green space: 42
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 0
Leisure: 89
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 73
Renters: 73
Investors: 42
EV Owners: 72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 24.2min
one-north: 26.1min
Jurong East: 40.2min
Changi Airport: 59.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (217 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m›159›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (96 m) to Blk 56
Bus 159 · SBS Transit
Blk 56 → Toa Payoh Int · 3 stops · 4 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 1963 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 934.8 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 755.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)7.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min
Lin Poh Ling10.9 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Associate Dispensaries5.2 min
Camry Medical Centre7.5 min
Kin Mun Clinic9.3 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk17.7 min
Carmichael Rd Pg25.3 min
Clover Way Pg25.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport8.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)8.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)8.4 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)11 min
Toa Payoh West CC15.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library10 min
Bishan Public Library26.1 min

EV charging

Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool0.6 min
Blk 49 To 52 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh East Payoh Palm3.3 min
Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 522913.1 min walk · 206 m
Stop 522795.7 min walk · 69 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 562 min walk
159
JACKSON SQ3 min walk
235

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 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 51% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability51th 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 54 offers a strong liveability score (72.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~40 years left).

What you get72.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-25.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds40 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 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

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

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$275k – S$280k

median S$278k · S$594–605 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 54 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	2-room	07 TO 09	43 m²	S$278k	S$601
Nov '25	2-room	04 TO 06	43 m²	S$280k	S$605
Sep '25	2-room	04 TO 06	43 m²	S$275k	S$594
May '25	2-room	10 TO 12	43 m²	S$295k	S$637
Jan '25	2-room	07 TO 09	43 m²	S$280k	S$605
Sep '24	2-room	01 TO 03	43 m²	S$270k	S$583

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$533▼ 14.0%1

3 ROOMS$484▼ 25.4%9

4 ROOMS$1045▲ 6.8%2

5 ROOMS$673▼ 5.2%1

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