How far is Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Potong Pasir Mrt Station, about 20.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 238 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 30 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 230?

Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre) is roughly 8.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh?

First Toa Payoh Primary School, approximately 467 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 49 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1976 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh?

It scores 64.1/100 overall: transport 31.9, food 94.4, schools 100, healthcare 65.3, daily needs 78.6, green space 65.9, connectivity 51, value 18, leisure 58.8.

Is Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 64.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 49 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Pei Chun give the price trend.

Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310230 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

64Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 64.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.5 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 8.5 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 467 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310230

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Pillar scores

Transport: 32
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 79
Green space: 66
Connectivity: 51
Value (lease): 18
Leisure: 59
EV charging: 57

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 64
Young Families: 69
Seniors: 66
Renters: 59
Investors: 40
EV Owners: 56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 29.5min
one-north: 37.3min
Jurong East: 56min
Changi Airport: 64.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (284 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 21 min riding

3m›238›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (163 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2901 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)8.5 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21010.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7514.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
Lin Poh Ling11.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic7 min
Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery8.4 min
Tek Dispensary9.4 min

Parks & green

green

Carmichael Rd Pg19.6 min
Mar Thoma Road Park24.3 min
Chiltern Drive Interim Park25 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 156.9 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)10.3 min
PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home10.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)5.9 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)14 min
Potong Pasir CC20.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library18.8 min
Bishan Public Library28.8 min
Serangoon Public Library39.7 min

EV charging

Blk 19 To 23 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Palm8.6 min
Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh9.2 min
Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court11.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 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 523992.7 min walk · 145 m
Stop 523912.8 min walk · 93 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 273 min walk
230
OPP BLK 2313 min walk
238
BLK 128 min walk
230

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$689k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 20% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability20th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 230 offers a solid liveability score (64.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get64.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-18.1%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 Pei Chun. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 230 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$510k

median S$510k · S$416–416 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 230 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	5-room	01 TO 03	114 m²	S$510k	S$416

Subzone medians — 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

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