How far is Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Braddell Mrt Station, about 2.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes direct, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 208?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 6.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 555 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth?

Approximately 46 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1973 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth?

It scores 73.7/100 overall: transport 86.9, food 92.5, schools 100, healthcare 65, daily needs 61.3, green space 48.2, connectivity 70.5, value 12, leisure 68.

Is Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 46 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 West give the price trend.

Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth

310208 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 90 units · 16 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

74Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth in Toa Payoh scores 73.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 555 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 208 Toa Payoh Nth in Singapore

Block 208 Toa Payoh Nth, Singapore 310208

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 93
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 61
Green space: 48
Connectivity: 71
Value (lease): 12
Leisure: 68
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 74
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 71
Renters: 76
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.2min
one-north: 26.4min
Jurong East: 40.5min
Changi Airport: 55.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 7 min (448 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

7m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (420 m) to Braddell
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Braddell → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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

PlannedBukit Brown MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1848 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)6.7 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9312.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21015.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Tan Suan Guay13.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Ej Family Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
Lim Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.6.8 min

Parks & green

green

Clover Way Pg15.4 min
Binchang Rise Pg17.2 min
Clover Crescent Pg18.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)13.7 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport15.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)15.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC12.6 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.6 min
Bishan CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library18.1 min
Bishan Public Library18.2 min

EV charging

Blk 109/111 To 115 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh North2.2 min
Blk 110A Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Multi Storey Car Park2.8 min
Blk 205 To 207 Toa Payoh North Pcf Sparkletots Preschool @ Toa Payoh West-Thomson Blk 205 (Ds)3.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 208 Toa Payoh Nth

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 521612.7 min walk · 108 m
Stop 520194.3 min walk · 294 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1176 min walk
235

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$987k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 208 Toa Payoh Nth is more liveable than 71% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability71th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 7%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 208 offers a strong liveability score (73.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get73.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-11.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds46 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 208 Toa Payoh Nth

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$460k

median S$460k · S$528–528 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 208 Toa Payoh Nth

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	4-room	10 TO 12	81 m²	S$460k	S$528

Subzone medians — Toa Payoh West

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$658▲ 1.3%2

3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%1

4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%5

5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%1

EXECUTIVES$727—1

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