SG Block Index

Block 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1

310131 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Toa Payoh scores 78.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Caldecott Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 435 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1, Singapore 310131

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
72
Green space
54
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
86
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
80
Seniors
77
Renters
80
Investors
73
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.6min
231NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
22.4min
141CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
36.4min
141CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (268 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

1m2313mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (37 m) to Blk 131
  2. Bus 231 · SBS Transit
    Blk 131Braddell /blk 107 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (203 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 131

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 1387 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)4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9311.7 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 Ltd11.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.7 min
  • Drs Chan & Tang Family Clinic4.7 min
  • E Medical Clinic & Surgery5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13.6 min
  • Macritchie Reservoir Pk20.6 min
  • Clover Way Pg22.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)6.4 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)12 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC5.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.2 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library14.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library25 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 130 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Crest1.7 min
  • Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh3.2 min
  • Blk 148 To 150 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh6.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1
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 521511.5 min walk · 35 m
  • Stop 521592.5 min walk · 64 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1311 min walk
    141231

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 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1 is more liveable than 86% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability86th 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 131 offers a strong liveability score (78.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get78.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-11.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.26m
median S$1.26m · S$727727 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
717727737Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 131 Potong Pasir Ave 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '25Executive01 TO 03161S$1.26mS$727

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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