SG Block Index

Block 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

310057 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1967 · Lease from 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 120 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
75Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 74.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 4.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 429 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310057

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
99
Schools
96
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
91
Green space
52
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
94
EV charging
89
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
76
Seniors
77
Renters
75
Investors
46
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.4min
235NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.4min
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
40.5min
235CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
62.4min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (267 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m2352mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (98 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 57

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 2055 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 934.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)6.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kin Mun Clinic5.1 min
  • Associate Dispensaries6.7 min
  • Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk14.5 min
  • Clover Way Pg26.7 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg28.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport3.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)3.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3110.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7.2 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC11.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library7 min
  • Bishan Public Library29.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring4.9 min
  • Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool7.6 min
  • Blk 63/64 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 522792.6 min walk · 176 m
  • Stop 522713.5 min walk · 194 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 592 min walk
    235
  • JACKSON SQ5 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 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 64% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability64th 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 57 offers a strong liveability score (74.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get74.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-25.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds46 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 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$307k – S$366k
median S$338k · S$468557 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
411704997Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 57 Lor 5 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room07 TO 0961S$307kS$468
Jun '263-room01 TO 0361S$318kS$484
Jan '263-room04 TO 0661S$338kS$515
Aug '253-room07 TO 0961S$355kS$541
Jul '253-room10 TO 1261S$366kS$557
Oct '243-room07 TO 0961S$350kS$533

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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