Block 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
310072 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 1968 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors
Block 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 79.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 486 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310072
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 73
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 77
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 4
- Leisure
- 100
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 82
- Renters
- 81
- Investors
- 47
- EV Owners
- 78
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.6min
- one-north
- 32.8min
- Jurong East
- 47.6min
- Changi Airport
- 59.1min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (289 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding
- Walk 3 min (168 m) to Opp Chung Hwa Free Clinic
- Bus 159 · SBS Transit
Opp Chung Hwa Free Clinic → Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 2 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Toa Payoh Mrt Station9.1 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station9.4 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station9.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)4.1 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 755.1 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Sai Tow Loong2.2 min
- Lim Kah Chai2.2 min
- Tan Kim HoB2.2 min
- Neo Boon SengB2.2 min
- Romarie Pagunsan ChiaB2.2 min
- Tan Hung ChyeB2.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Kin Mun Clinic3.7 min
- Make-Well Family Clinic & Surgery4.3 min
- I-Health Medical Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.2 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk10.8 min
- Novena Rise Pk26.1 min
- Mar Thoma Road Park26.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 313.5 min
- Carecorner Cluster Suppport4.8 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)4.8 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 min
- Bishan Public Library32 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista1 min
- Blk 68 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh3.3 min
- Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre3.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 522691.9 min walk · 67 m
- Stop 522612.3 min walk · 91 m
- TOA PAYOH INT3 min walk141
- OPP CHUNG HWA FREE CLINIC3 min walk159
- BLK 685 min walk235
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 84% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 72 offers a strong liveability score (79.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).
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 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Boon Teck medians.
Subzone medians — Boon Teck
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 72 Lor 5 Toa Payoh on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.