SG Block Index

Block 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310224 · 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
68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 67.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 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 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310224

Pillar scores

Transport
36
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
80
Green space
80
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
44
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
73
Seniors
70
Renters
62
Investors
46
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.3min
155NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.6min
153CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.7min
153CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.1min
28EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 7 min (400 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 21 min riding

5m1552mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (279 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 224

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 2723 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2107.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)13.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7514.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Lin Poh Ling9.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic4.4 min
  • Tek Dispensary7.4 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg14.8 min
  • Kallang Linear Park19.6 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park20.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home5.6 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)9.2 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.8 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)15.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library19.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library24 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh0.5 min
  • Blk 216 To 221 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh6.2 min
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 525292.6 min walk · 141 m
  • Stop 523894.6 min walk · 270 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2195 min walk
    153155
  • BLK 1478 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 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 36% of them and cheaper than 75% — around S$538/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability36th 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 224 offers a strong liveability score (67.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get67.9/100overall 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 224 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 224 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '255-room04 TO 06117S$695kS$552
Apr '255-room19 TO 21119S$750kS$586
Apr '255-room04 TO 06117S$680kS$540

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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