How far is Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 145 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 24 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 161?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 14.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Chij Primary (Toa Payoh), approximately 431 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 161 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 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

It scores 76.1/100 overall: transport 85.4, food 75, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 73, green space 82, connectivity 67, value 10, leisure 85.9.

Is Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.1/100 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 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310161 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 176 units · 12 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 76.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 14.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 431 m straight-line from Chij Primary (Toa Payoh).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310161

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Pillar scores

Transport: 85
Food: 75
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 73
Green space: 82
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 10
Leisure: 86
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 75
Renters: 78
Investors: 48
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.9min
one-north: 29.2min
Jurong East: 43.3min
Changi Airport: 56.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (318 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m›145›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (197 m) to Trellis Twrs
Bus 145 · SBS Transit
Trellis Twrs → Toa Payoh Int · 1 stop · 2 min
Walk 2 min (94 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 1125 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)14.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7518.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3.6 min
Lim Seng MohA3.6 min
Ang Tien Kong3.8 min
Lee Mui ChooA3.8 min
Lim Hee ChuanB3.8 min
Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.3.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Victor's Family Clinic3.8 min
Mediview Clinic and Surgery6.6 min
Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)8.4 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk7 min
Novena Rise Pk12.8 min
Novena Pk15.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)4.7 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)8.4 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport16.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC11.5 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13.4 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)21.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library14.3 min
Bishan Public Library35.8 min

EV charging

Blk 158-161/163/168-174 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Green1.6 min
Blk 101 Jalan Dusun Ah Hood Gardens6.1 min
One Dusun Residences7.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 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 520712 min walk · 138 m
Stop 520793.7 min walk · 191 m

Buses that serve this block

TRELLIS TWRS3 min walk
145154
OPP TRELLIS TWRS5 min walk
153

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 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 78% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability78th 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 161 offers a strong liveability score (76.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get76.1/100overall 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 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

2-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$280k – S$290k

median S$285k · S$634–657 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 161 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jul '26	2-room	04 TO 06	41 m²	S$290k	S$657
Sep '25	2-room	04 TO 06	41 m²	S$280k	S$634
Jun '25	2-room	07 TO 09	41 m²	S$300k	S$680
Jun '25	2-room	01 TO 03	40 m²	S$301k	S$699
May '25	2-room	07 TO 09	40 m²	S$290k	S$674
Jan '25	2-room	07 TO 09	40 m²	S$292k	S$678
Sep '24	2-room	04 TO 06	40 m²	S$295k	S$685

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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