SG Block Index

Block 195 Kim Keat Ave

310195 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 539 units · 12 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 195 Kim Keat Ave in Toa Payoh scores 62.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.6 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 693 m straight-line from St Andrew'S School (Junior).

Pillar scores

Transport
32
Food
61
Schools
98
Healthcare
73
Daily needs
88
Green space
60
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
68
Seniors
66
Renters
59
Investors
41

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.6min
8NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.7min
151CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.8min
151CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53min
31EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 6 min (356 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

4m82mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (234 m) to Opp Blk 195
  2. Bus 8 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 195Toa Payoh Int · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  5. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 195

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 2663 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7515.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)17.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.13.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery2.9 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre10.2 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery10.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park12.9 min
  • St Michael'S Pg17.3 min
  • St Michael'S Fc18 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home For The Elders1.7 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders2.3 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa8.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)7.2 min
  • Whampoa CC14.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)14.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library17.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library39 min

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).

Resale context — Kim Keat

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$462▼ 3.5%
4 ROOMS$561▼ 5.6%
5 ROOMS$619▲ 3.6%
EXECUTIVES$676▼ 1.6%
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