How far is Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 3.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 147?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 8.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 381 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 79 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2006 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

It scores 84/100 overall: transport 84.2, food 94.3, schools 100, healthcare 64.6, daily needs 90.4, green space 76.6, connectivity 68.3, value 78, leisure 96.7.

Is Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 84/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 79 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 Central give the price trend.

Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

310147 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2004 · Lease from 2006 · ~79 yrs lease left · 229 units · 40 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

84Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 84/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 8.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 381 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310147

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Pillar scores

Transport: 84
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 90
Green space: 77
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 78
Leisure: 97
EV charging: 99

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 84
Young Families: 86
Seniors: 82
Renters: 83
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.3min
one-north: 28.6min
Jurong East: 42.7min
Changi Airport: 56min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 9 min (584 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

9m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (556 m) to Toa Payoh
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 1296 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)8.7 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)12.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9312.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Zhang Wen JiaB3.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative LtdA5 min
Cake History Pte. Ltd.6.5 min
Fifty Year Traditional Bread (Pte. Ltd.)A6.5 min
Beanstalk Specialities Pte. LtdA6.5 min
101 Super Cups Pte LtdA6.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Familycare Clinic & Surgery6.6 min
Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)6.8 min
Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.7.6 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk8.5 min
Novena Rise Pk21.2 min
Novena Pk23.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)9.9 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)11 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC4.1 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)9.4 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library10.5 min
Bishan Public Library29 min

EV charging

Toa Payoh Towers3.2 min
Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh6.9 min
Blk 130 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Crest9.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 3 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 521813.9 min walk · 237 m
Stop 521914.6 min walk · 235 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 138B6 min walk
230

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$318k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 95% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability95th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 80%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 147 offers an outstanding liveability score (84/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~79 years left).

What you get84/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-4.1%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds79 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 Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

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

4-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$930k – S$1.09m

median S$973k · S$1002–1111 psf

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$1.14m – S$1.18m

median S$1.16m · S$961–992 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 147 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	16 TO 18	86 m²	S$950k	S$1026
Mar '26	4-room	31 TO 33	86 m²	S$995k	S$1075
Mar '26	5-room	07 TO 09	110 m²	S$1.14m	S$961
Jan '26	4-room	37 TO 39	86 m²	S$960k	S$1037
Jan '26	4-room	28 TO 30	86 m²	S$973k	S$1051
Dec '25	4-room	13 TO 15	86 m²	S$930k	S$1005
Sep '25	4-room	28 TO 30	91 m²	S$1.09m	S$1111
Aug '25	4-room	22 TO 24	91 m²	S$981k	S$1002
Aug '25	5-room	13 TO 15	110 m²	S$1.18m	S$992
May '25	4-room	31 TO 33	91 m²	S$1.02m	S$1039
May '25	5-room	22 TO 24	110 m²	S$1.26m	S$1064
Mar '25	4-room	22 TO 24	91 m²	S$1.00m	S$1021

Showing 12 of 18 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Toa Payoh Central

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$657▼ 4.1%1

3 ROOMS$499▼ 3.2%1

4 ROOMS$1019▲ 31.1%1

5 ROOMS$861▲ 23.2%1

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