SG Block Index

Block 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310223 · Lorong 8 Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 62.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.1 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 105 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310223

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
72
Green space
76
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
39
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
64
Renters
55
Investors
43
EV Owners
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.4min
129NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.4min
153CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.5min
153CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63min
28EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 8 min (495 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 20 min riding

5m1292mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (329 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 223

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 2679 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2109 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)14.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7515.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.6 min
  • Lin Poh Ling10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic5.6 min
  • Tek Dispensary8.6 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)10.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg16 min
  • Kallang Linear Park20.8 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home6.8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)10.3 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre13.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)14 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)16.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)22 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library21.1 min
  • Bishan Public Library25.2 min
  • Serangoon Public Library36.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh1.7 min
  • Blk 216 To 221 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh7.4 min
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court10.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 525293.8 min walk · 197 m
  • Stop 523715.9 min walk · 187 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2195 min walk
    129153
  • BLK 2377 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 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 15% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability15th 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 223 offers a solid liveability score (62.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get62.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.8%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds49 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 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$638k – S$722k
median S$680k · S$520573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
510553596Jul '24Jun '25Apr '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 223 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room19 TO 21117S$722kS$573
Sep '255-room13 TO 15114S$638kS$520
Jun '255-room10 TO 12117S$730kS$580

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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