How far is Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 159 Lor 1 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 159?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 12.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Chij Primary (Toa Payoh), approximately 473 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 45 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1972 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

It scores 80.7/100 overall: transport 87.3, food 82.9, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 90.6, green space 91.6, connectivity 68.3, value 10, leisure 95.9.

Is Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 45 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 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310159 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors

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Summary

Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 80.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 473 m straight-line from Chij Primary (Toa Payoh).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310159

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 83
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 91
Green space: 92
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 10
Leisure: 96
EV charging: 95

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 81
Renters: 83
Investors: 50
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 21.8min
one-north: 29.1min
Jurong East: 43.2min
Changi Airport: 55.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 9 min (527 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

8m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (499 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 1195 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)12.5 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)12.9 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7515.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3.5 min
Lim Seng MohA3.5 min
Ang Tien Kong4.8 min
Lee Mui ChooA4.8 min
Lim Hee ChuanB4.8 min
Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.4.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Victor's Family Clinic4.8 min
Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.3 min
Mediview Clinic and Surgery6.5 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk3.8 min
Novena Rise Pk14.1 min
Novena Pk16.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)5.8 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)8.3 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC9.2 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)10.3 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)18.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library11.3 min
Bishan Public Library32.7 min

EV charging

Blk 158-161/163/168-174 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Green3.8 min
Blk 101 Jalan Dusun Ah Hood Gardens7.4 min
Blk 148 To 150 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh8.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 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 520713.4 min walk · 209 m
Stop 521813.5 min walk · 269 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP TOA PAYOH STN5 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 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 88% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability88th 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 159 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get80.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds45 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 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

3-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$365k – S$407k

median S$389k · S$522–582 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 159 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$375k	S$536
Mar '26	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$407k	S$582
Jan '26	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$365k	S$522
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$368k	S$526
Aug '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$389k	S$556
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$390k	S$557
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$395k	S$565
Nov '24	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$375k	S$536
Sep '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$408k	S$583
Aug '24	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$308k	S$440

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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