How far is Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 7.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 235 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 193?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market) is roughly 6.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Pei Chun Public School, approximately 732 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

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 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

It scores 83.2/100 overall: transport 79.3, food 98, schools 100, healthcare 69.1, daily needs 100, green space 97.6, connectivity 66.8, value 14, leisure 100.

Is Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.2/100 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 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

310193 · 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 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 83.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 732 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310193

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Pillar scores

Transport: 79
Food: 98
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 98
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 100
EV charging: 99

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 86
Seniors: 85
Renters: 85
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.4min
one-north: 30.4min
Jurong East: 44.5min
Changi Airport: 54.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (313 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m›235›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (191 m) to Aft Safra Toa Payoh
Bus 235 · SBS Transit
Aft Safra Toa Payoh → Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 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 1834 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)6.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.1 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chng Clinic And Surgery5.4 min
Doctors Inc Medical Group5.4 min
Unihealth 24-Hr Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.4 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk6.1 min
Novena Rise Pk22.1 min
Mar Thoma Road Park24.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport7 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)7 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 317.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.1 min
Toa Payoh West CC13.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library4.7 min
Bishan Public Library35 min

EV charging

Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre3.1 min
Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista5.3 min
Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central6.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 4 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 523212 min walk · 153 m
Stop 522512.5 min walk · 152 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT LOR 4 TOA PAYOH3 min walk
31
AFT SAFRA TOA PAYOH3 min walk
230235

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 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 94% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability94th 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 193 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get83.2/100overall 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 193 Lor 4 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$560k – S$638k

median S$616k · S$619–706 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 193 Lor 4 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	22 TO 24	84 m²	S$638k	S$706
Mar '26	4-room	22 TO 24	84 m²	S$616k	S$681
Oct '25	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$560k	S$619
Apr '25	4-room	16 TO 18	84 m²	S$668k	S$739
Aug '24	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$540k	S$597

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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