How far is Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 5.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 21 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 179?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market) is roughly 5.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 499 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl?

It scores 82.5/100 overall: transport 80.7, food 99.7, schools 99.6, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 81.7, connectivity 68, value 14, leisure 98.5.

Is Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 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 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl

310179 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

83Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 82.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 499 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl in Singapore

Block 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl, Singapore 310179

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Pillar scores

Transport: 81
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 82
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 99
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 85
Seniors: 84
Renters: 85
Investors: 52
EV Owners: 80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 21min
one-north: 30.3min
Jurong East: 44.4min
Changi Airport: 54.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 8 min (489 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

7m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (461 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 1772 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.2 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 939.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Shinkei Japanese Restaurant Pte. Ltd.A1.5 min
Mufiz Eating House Pte. Ltd.B1.5 min
Matson Food & Beverage Pte. Ltd.A1.5 min
Mcdonald'S Restaurants Pte. Ltd.A1.5 min
Swatow Restaurant Pte. Ltd.A2 min
Bengawan Solo Pte Ltd2.4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chng Clinic And Surgery1.9 min
Doctors Inc Medical Group1.9 min
Unihealth 24-Hr Clinic (Toa Payoh)1.9 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk7.8 min
Novena Rise Pk24.5 min
Novena Pk27.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport5.9 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)5.9 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 317.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)5.1 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)9.8 min
Toa Payoh West CC9.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library2 min
Bishan Public Library33.3 min

EV charging

Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central2.9 min
Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista4.9 min
Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre5.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 179 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 522612.8 min walk · 133 m
Stop 522393.1 min walk · 135 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1772 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 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl is more liveable than 92% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability92th 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 179 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get82.5/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds47 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 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$560k – S$649k

median S$628k · S$619–718 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 179 Toa Payoh Ctrl

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$628k	S$695
Apr '26	4-room	13 TO 15	84 m²	S$560k	S$619
Apr '26	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$620k	S$686
Mar '26	4-room	16 TO 18	84 m²	S$649k	S$718
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$630k	S$697
Apr '25	4-room	04 TO 06	84 m²	S$598k	S$661
Sep '24	4-room	16 TO 18	84 m²	S$645k	S$713

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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