SG Block Index

Block 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310218 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 60.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 275 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310218

Pillar scores

Transport
26
Food
73
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
64
Green space
82
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
34
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
67
Seniors
59
Renters
54
Investors
42
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.7min
155NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.7min
1357CCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.8min
13CCLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59min
28EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 5 min (300 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 21 min riding

3m1552mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (178 m) to Blk 219
  2. Bus 155 · SBS Transit
    Blk 219Toa Payoh Int · 5 stops · 8 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 218

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 2733 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21010.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)15.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7516.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.8 min
  • Lin Poh Ling11.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Bishan Grace Clinic9.9 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)11.3 min
  • Temasek Medical Clinic11.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg14.3 min
  • Kallang Linear Park19.1 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park19.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home2.8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)11.5 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)14.9 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.8 min
  • Bishan CC20.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library22.3 min
  • Bishan Public Library23.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 216 To 221 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh0.4 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh6.2 min
  • Blk 145-150A, 151 Bishan Street 11 Bishan Green9.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 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 525294.1 min walk · 285 m
  • Stop 520595.3 min walk · 140 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2193 min walk
    13155
  • AFT MUHAJIRIN MQUE3 min walk
    57
  • BLK 1476 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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 12% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability12th 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 218 offers a solid liveability score (60.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get60.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.8%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds51 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 218 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$695k
median S$695k · S$552552 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
528562596Jul '24Jun '25Apr '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 218 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '255-room04 TO 06117S$695kS$552
May '255-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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