SG Block Index

Block 130 Potong Pasir Ave 1

310130 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 8 units · 4 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 130 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Toa Payoh scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Caldecott Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 478 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
70
Green space
53
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
85

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
77
Seniors
74
Renters
77
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.5min
141NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
24.4min
141CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
38.5min
141CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (278 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m1412mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (157 m) to Blk 139a
  2. Bus 141 · SBS Transit
    Blk 139aToa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 130

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 1276 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)5.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9312.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.9 min
  • Drs Chan & Tang Family Clinic5.9 min
  • E Medical Clinic & Surgery6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13.9 min
  • Macritchie Reservoir Pk22 min
  • Novena Rise Pk23.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)6.7 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)12.3 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC5.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)21.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library15.1 min
  • Bishan Public Library26.3 min

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).

Resale context — 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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