How far is Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Braddell Mrt Station, about 5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes direct, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 126?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 0.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 234 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 43 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1970 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

It scores 78/100 overall: transport 82.8, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 68.9, daily needs 81.8, green space 56.2, connectivity 71.2, value 6, leisure 90.3.

Is Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 43 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Toa Payoh West give the price trend.

Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310126 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1969 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 198 units · 16 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 78/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 0.9 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 234 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310126

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Pillar scores

Transport: 83
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 82
Green space: 56
Connectivity: 71
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 90
EV charging: 95

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 78
Renters: 81
Investors: 67
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 21.6min
one-north: 26.2min
Jurong East: 40.3min
Changi Airport: 55.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 7 min (445 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

6m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (417 m) to Braddell
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Braddell → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min
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 · schematic

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 1535 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)0.9 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)13.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd1.4 min
Drs Chan & Tang Family Clinic1.4 min
E Medical Clinic & Surgery1.8 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk12.7 min
Clover Way Pg20.9 min
Binchang Rise Pg22.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)9.2 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.6 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)10.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC6.7 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)9.9 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library12.6 min
Bishan Public Library23.7 min

EV charging

Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh3.8 min
Blk 116/122 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh View4.8 min
Blk 109/111 To 115 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh North5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 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 521593 min walk · 146 m
Stop 522013.2 min walk · 204 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1214 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

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 84% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability84th 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 126 offers a strong liveability score (78/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get78/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-11.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds43 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 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

3-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$370k – S$459k

median S$413k · S$513–636 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 126 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$370k	S$513
Feb '26	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$415k	S$575
Dec '25	3-room	13 TO 15	67 m²	S$410k	S$569
Sep '25	3-room	13 TO 15	67 m²	S$390k	S$541
Aug '25	3-room	13 TO 15	67 m²	S$427k	S$591
Jul '25	3-room	16 TO 18	67 m²	S$459k	S$636
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$411k	S$570
Feb '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$350k	S$485
Oct '24	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$418k	S$580
Jul '24	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$328k	S$455

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$658▲ 1.3%2

3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%1

4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%5

5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%1

EXECUTIVES$727—1

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