SG Block Index

Block 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310118 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1967 · Lease from 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 73.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.5 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 356 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310118

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
65
Green space
45
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
82
EV charging
88
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
76
Seniors
73
Renters
77
Investors
64
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.7min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
23.2min
235CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
37.3min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.5min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 6 min (363 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

5mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (335 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 118

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 1640 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)3.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.3.4 min
  • Dr Jeremy Chan Medical Clinic3.4 min
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk16.4 min
  • Clover Way Pg21.2 min
  • Macritchie Reservoir Pk22.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)9.5 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport13 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)13 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC8.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13.6 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library15.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library24 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 109/111 To 115 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh North5.1 min
  • Blk 116/122 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh View5.3 min
  • Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 118 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 521692.7 min walk · 70 m
  • Stop 521593.3 min walk · 204 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1173 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
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 71% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability71th 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 118 offers a strong liveability score (73.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get73.7/100overall 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 118 Lor 1 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$339k – S$400k
median S$390k · S$484572 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$800k
median S$800k · S$572572 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room5-room a sale at this block
4157711128Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 118 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room10 TO 1265S$390kS$557
Feb '265-room07 TO 09130S$800kS$572
Jan '263-room07 TO 0965S$400kS$572
Nov '253-room07 TO 0965S$400kS$572
Oct '253-room04 TO 0665S$339kS$484
Sep '253-room01 TO 0365S$356kS$509
Dec '243-room01 TO 0365S$350kS$500
Oct '243-room01 TO 0364S$360kS$523

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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