SG Block Index

Block 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310117 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1967 · Lease from 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 116 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 72.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 371 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310117

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
63
Green space
44
Connectivity
77
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
79
EV charging
85
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
75
Seniors
71
Renters
76
Investors
63
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.5min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
21.2min
235CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35.3min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.2min
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 (301 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

4mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (273 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 117

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 1703 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)3.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.3.8 min
  • Dr Jeremy Chan Medical Clinic3.8 min
  • Ej Family Clinic & Surgery6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk16.9 min
  • Clover Way Pg21.6 min
  • Macritchie Reservoir Pk23.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)10 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.5 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)13.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC8.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)14.1 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16.3 min
  • Bishan Public Library24.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 109/111 To 115 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh North5.6 min
  • Blk 116/122 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh View5.7 min
  • Blk 110A Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Multi Storey Car Park8.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 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 521693.2 min walk · 65 m
  • Stop 521615.2 min walk · 107 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1171 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$987k · 4 room

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Value for money

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

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 67% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability67th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 7%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 117 offers a strong liveability score (72.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get72.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-11.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds41 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 Toa Payoh West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$310k
median S$310k · S$450450 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
3777541132Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 117 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '253-room01 TO 0364S$310kS$450
Oct '243-room07 TO 0965S$370kS$529

Subzone medians — Toa Payoh West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$658▲ 1.3%
3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%
4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%
5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%
EXECUTIVES$727
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