How far is Block 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Braddell Mrt Station, about 11.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 56 Lor 4 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 56?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93 is roughly 4.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 362 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 56 Lor 4 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 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

It scores 74.7/100 overall: transport 63.4, food 99.3, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 91.6, green space 53, connectivity 67.2, value 0, leisure 94.6.

Is Block 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 74.7/100 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 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

310056 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1966 · Lease from 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 140 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 74.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 4.5 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 362 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310056

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Pillar scores

Transport: 63
Food: 99
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 92
Green space: 53
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 0
Leisure: 95
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 77
Renters: 76
Investors: 43
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.9min
one-north: 26.8min
Jurong East: 40.9min
Changi Airport: 60.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 3 min (197 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

1m›159›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (75 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 1945 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 934.5 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)6.5 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Kin Mun Clinic5 min
Associate Dispensaries6.6 min
My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)7.8 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk14.4 min
Clover Way Pg26.6 min
Binchang Rise Pg28.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport3.7 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)3.7 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3110.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7.1 min
Toa Payoh West CC11.3 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library6.8 min
Bishan Public Library29.4 min

EV charging

Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring4.8 min
Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh4.9 min
Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 hawker centres, 1 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 522792.5 min walk · 53 m
Stop 522713.4 min walk · 72 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 561 min walk
159
JACKSON SQ4 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 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 65% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability65th 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 56 offers a strong liveability score (74.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~40 years left).

What you get74.7/100overall 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 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$280k – S$290k

median S$285k · S$456–473 psf

2-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$273k

median S$273k · S$589–589 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	2-room	04 TO 06	43 m²	S$273k	S$589
Mar '26	3-room	01 TO 03	57 m²	S$280k	S$456
Dec '25	3-room	01 TO 03	57 m²	S$290k	S$473
Jan '25	2-room	01 TO 03	42 m²	S$268k	S$593
Sep '24	2-room	04 TO 06	44 m²	S$265k	S$560
Aug '24	2-room	01 TO 03	42 m²	S$280k	S$619

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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