How far is Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 2.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 19 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 153?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 10 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 436 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 72 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1999 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh?

It scores 86/100 overall: transport 91.6, food 89.3, schools 100, healthcare 68.4, daily needs 95.6, green space 83.2, connectivity 72.7, value 64, leisure 98.9.

Is Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 86/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 72 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 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

310153 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 140 units · 30 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

86Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 86/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 10 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 436 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310153

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Pillar scores

Transport: 92
Food: 89
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 96
Green space: 83
Connectivity: 73
Value (lease): 64
Leisure: 99
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 88
Seniors: 85
Renters: 87
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 18.8min
one-north: 26.7min
Jurong East: 40.8min
Changi Airport: 52.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 6 min (360 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

5m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (332 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 1308 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)10 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)10.5 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7513.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cake History Pte. Ltd.4.9 min
Fifty Year Traditional Bread (Pte. Ltd.)A4.9 min
Beanstalk Specialities Pte. LtdA4.9 min
101 Super Cups Pte LtdA4.9 min
Cheers Holdings (2004) Pte. Ltd.A5.2 min
Koufu Pte Ltd5.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.2 min
Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.8.1 min
Victor's Family Clinic8.3 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk6.9 min
Novena Rise Pk19.5 min
Novena Pk22.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)9.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)10.7 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC6.7 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7.8 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)15.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library8.9 min
Bishan Public Library30.2 min

EV charging

Toa Payoh Towers2.3 min
Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central5.6 min
Blk 158-161/163/168-174 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Green7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 521812.2 min walk · 119 m
Stop 521894.3 min walk · 136 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP TOA PAYOH STN3 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 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 98% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability98th 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 153 offers an outstanding liveability score (86/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get86/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds72 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 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$983k – S$1.17m

median S$1.08m · S$736–873 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 153 Lor 2 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	10 TO 12	124 m²	S$1.17m	S$873
Feb '26	5-room	01 TO 03	124 m²	S$983k	S$736
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	124 m²	S$1.10m	S$824
Nov '25	5-room	04 TO 06	124 m²	S$1.07m	S$800
Nov '24	5-room	04 TO 06	123 m²	S$1.03m	S$782

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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See what’s for sale

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