SG Block Index

Block 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310215 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 69.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.3 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 177 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310215

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
100
Schools
97
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
94
Green space
54
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
59
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
73
Seniors
72
Renters
66
Investors
46
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.7min
129NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.8min
153CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.8min
153CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.2min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 8 min (517 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 20 min riding

6m1292mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (351 m) to Blk 219
  2. Bus 129 · SBS Transit
    Blk 219Blk 101c CP · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (138 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 215

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 2671 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2103 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7510.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)11.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lin Poh Ling2.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Temasek Medical Clinic2.1 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)4.2 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg19.6 min
  • Kallang Linear Park24.4 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park25.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)5.5 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home10.5 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1513.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.8 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)13.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library25.2 min
  • Serangoon Public Library39.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 210 To 215 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh1.1 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh8.7 min
  • Blk 216 To 221 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh11.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 3 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 525393.7 min walk · 248 m
  • Stop 525297.5 min walk · 251 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2196 min walk
    129153
  • BLK 2378 min walk
    28

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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 45% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability45th 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 215 offers a strong liveability score (69.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get69.6/100overall 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 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$750k
median S$750k · S$596596 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
528571613Jul '24Jun '25Apr '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 215 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '255-room22 TO 24117S$750kS$596
Apr '255-room25 TO 27119S$760kS$593
Mar '255-room07 TO 09117S$739kS$587
Nov '245-room10 TO 12114S$738kS$601
Aug '245-room10 TO 12117S$760kS$603
Jul '245-room10 TO 12117S$710kS$564

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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