SG Block Index

Block 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310156 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1997 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 120 units · 18 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
81Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 81.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 374 m straight-line from Chij Primary (Toa Payoh).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310156

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
79
Green space
82
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
91
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
80
Renters
81
Investors
62
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.1min
NSLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
28min
230CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42min
230CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.9min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 7 min (426 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

7mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (398 m) to Toa Payoh
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  3. 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 156

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 1212 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)11.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7518 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mediview Clinic and Surgery4.1 min
  • Victor's Family Clinic4.9 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk7.2 min
  • Novena Rise Pk17.3 min
  • Novena Pk20 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)5.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)6.1 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport15.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.6 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library13.6 min
  • Bishan Public Library33.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 158-161/163/168-174 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Green4.4 min
  • Blk 148 To 150 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh5.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Towers8.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 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 521392 min walk · 132 m
  • Stop 521312.1 min walk · 131 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP TOA PAYOH STN4 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 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 89% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability89th 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 156 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get81.2/100overall 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 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$894k – S$900k
median S$896k · S$822828 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.04m
median S$1.04m · S$818818 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
7349081082Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 156 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room16 TO 18101S$894kS$822
Dec '255-room04 TO 06118S$1.04mS$818
Nov '254-room04 TO 06101S$896kS$824
Sep '254-room16 TO 18101S$900kS$828
Jun '254-room07 TO 09101S$890kS$819
Dec '245-room07 TO 09121S$1.00mS$768
Jul '244-room10 TO 12102S$890kS$811

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 change
2 ROOMS$657▼ 4.1%
3 ROOMS$499▼ 3.2%
4 ROOMS$1019▲ 31.1%
5 ROOMS$861▲ 23.2%
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