How far is Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl from the nearest MRT?

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

How do I get from Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl 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 178?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market) is roughly 5.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 475 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

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 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

It scores 84.4/100 overall: transport 90, food 99.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 86.8, connectivity 68.8, value 10, leisure 100.

Is Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 84.4/100 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 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl

310178 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 46 units · 4 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

84Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 84.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 475 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl in Singapore

Block 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl, Singapore 310178

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 87
Connectivity: 69
Value (lease): 10
Leisure: 100
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 84
Young Families: 87
Seniors: 85
Renters: 88
Investors: 52
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.4min
one-north: 30.7min
Jurong East: 44.8min
Changi Airport: 53.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 6 min (402 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

6m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (374 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 1673 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 939.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chng Clinic And Surgery0 min
Doctors Inc Medical Group0 min
Unihealth 24-Hr Clinic (Toa Payoh)0 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk6.1 min
Novena Rise Pk22.8 min
Novena Pk25.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport5.8 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)5.8 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 317.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)3.2 min
Toa Payoh West CC8 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library2.6 min
Bishan Public Library31.4 min

EV charging

Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central1.1 min
Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista5.5 min
Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 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 522391.2 min walk · 73 m
Stop 522312 min walk · 118 m

Buses that serve this block

TOA PAYOH INT6 min walk
141

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 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl is more liveable than 96% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability96th 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 178 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get84.4/100overall 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 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$459k

median S$459k · S$636–636 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 178 Toa Payoh Ctrl

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$459k	S$636
Dec '24	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$455k	S$631

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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