SG Block Index

Block 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

310071 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1968 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 25 units · 4 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.2 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 451 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310071

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
77
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
100
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
82
Seniors
82
Renters
81
Investors
47
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.6min
88NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.5min
235CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.5min
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.6min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (234 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m882mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Blk 73
  2. Bus 88 · SBS Transit
    Blk 73Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 71

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 2009 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)4.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 755.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kin Mun Clinic3.8 min
  • Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery4.3 min
  • I-Health Medical Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10.9 min
  • Novena Rise Pk26.2 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 313.5 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport4.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)4.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)5.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)6 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)11.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library3.1 min
  • Bishan Public Library32 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista0.2 min
  • Blk 68 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh3.2 min
  • Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre3.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 4 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 522692 min walk · 90 m
  • Stop 522612.4 min walk · 110 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 732 min walk
    88
  • BLK 684 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 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 84% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability84th 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 71 offers a strong liveability score (79.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get79.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-25.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4297551082Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 71 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '243-room04 TO 0658S$332kS$532

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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