SG Block Index

Block 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310214 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 170 units · 18 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
49Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 48.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.7 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 220 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310214

Pillar scores

Transport
12
Food
32
Schools
100
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
52
Green space
71
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
25
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
49
Young Families
57
Seniors
46
Renters
41
Investors
35
EV Owners
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.1min
155NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.8min
57CCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.9min
57CCLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.7min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 8 min (511 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 19 min riding

6m1552mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (390 m) to Blk 1
  2. Bus 155 · SBS Transit
    Blk 1Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 6 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 214

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 2604 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21012.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)17.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7518.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.7 min
  • Lin Poh Ling13.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd22 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tek Dispensary11.7 min
  • Bishan Grace Clinic11.8 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)13.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg16.3 min
  • Kallang Linear Park21 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park21.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home4.7 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)13.5 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)16.8 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)19.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)25.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library24.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library25.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library36.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 216 To 221 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh2.7 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh8.1 min
  • Blk 210 To 215 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh14 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk
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 520597.2 min walk · 260 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2376 min walk
    28
  • BLK 16 min walk
    155
  • AFT MUHAJIRIN MQUE7 min walk
    57

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$637k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 3% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability3th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 75%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-04

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 214 offers a moderate liveability score (48.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get48.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.8%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds48 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 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$475k
median S$475k · S$538538 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
500532563Aug '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 214 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '254-room04 TO 0682S$475kS$538
Jan '254-room04 TO 0682S$475kS$538
Jan '254-room01 TO 0382S$450kS$510

Subzone medians — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$527▼ 2.6%
4 ROOMS$486▼ 5.7%
5 ROOMS$538▼ 3.8%
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