SG Block Index

Block 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh

310097 · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Built 1992 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 80 units · 17 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 69.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.5 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 164 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310097

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
50
Green space
37
Connectivity
72
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
69
EV charging
86
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
72
Seniors
66
Renters
69
Investors
50
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.3min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
27.1min
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
41.2min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 5 min (338 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

5mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (310 m) to Braddell
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerClinicBlk 97

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 1801 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)9.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21013.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.3 min
  • Lin Poh Ling16.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Associate Dispensaries7.7 min
  • Camry Medical Centre8.1 min
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk19.1 min
  • Clover Way Pg19.5 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport14.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)14.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)15.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC13.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library22.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 116/122 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh View5.4 min
  • Blk 100/103-106 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Bloom5.7 min
  • Blk 91-96/98/100 Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring8.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 522096 min walk · 129 m
  • Stop 522016.3 min walk · 150 m
Buses that serve this block
  • 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$1.07M · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 45% of them but pricier than 95% — around S$902/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability45th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 5%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 97 offers a strong liveability score (69.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get69.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+35.5%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds66 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 Braddell. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$1.05m – S$1.10m
median S$1.07m · S$739757 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
6678381008Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Braddell (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 97 Lor 3 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '255-room07 TO 09132S$1.05mS$739
Oct '255-room10 TO 12135S$1.10mS$757
Feb '255-room16 TO 18134S$1.03mS$713
Sep '245-room07 TO 09134S$1.01mS$700

Subzone medians — Braddell

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$458▼ 10.0%
4 ROOMS$1043▲ 97.3%
5 ROOMS$902▲ 35.5%
EXECUTIVES$624▼ 13.2%
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