Block 229 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
310229 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 229 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 60.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 432 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 30
- Food
- 76
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 64
- Daily needs
- 76
- Green space
- 65
- Connectivity
- 51
- Value (lease)
- 18
- Leisure
- 57
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 38
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.9min
- one-north
- 37.8min
- Jurong East
- 55.9min
- Changi Airport
- 65.2min
238NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
238230CCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
966EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (312 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 21 min riding
3m›238›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (190 m) to Opp Blk 231
- Bus 238 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 231 → Toa Payoh Int · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Potong Pasir Mrt Station21 min
- Braddell Mrt Station21.4 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station22.8 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2909 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)8.9 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21010.8 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7515.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
- Lin Poh Ling12 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic7.4 min
- Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery8.8 min
- Tek Dispensary9.9 min
Parks & green
green- Carmichael Rd Pg20 min
- Mar Thoma Road Park24.8 min
- Chiltern Drive Interim Park25.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 157.4 min
- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)10.7 min
- PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home11.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)6.4 min
- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)14.5 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)21.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library19.3 min
- Bishan Public Library29.2 min
- Serangoon Public Library40.2 min
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).
Resale context — Pei Chun
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%1
4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%1
5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%2