SG Block Index

Block 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310233 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1976 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 65.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 385 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310233

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
86
Green space
56
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
68
EV charging
71
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
70
Seniors
69
Renters
59
Investors
43
EV Owners
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.4min
238NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.8min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.8min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
66.2min
966EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (437 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 21 min riding

5m2382mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (316 m) to Opp Blk 231
  2. Bus 238 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 231Toa Payoh Int · 6 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 233

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 2815 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)5.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21010.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7511.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Lin Poh Ling11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery5.2 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre7.2 min
  • Tek Dispensary8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg21.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk22.6 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park25 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 154.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)7.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3110.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)7.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library16.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library30.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library41.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 19 To 23 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Palm6.3 min
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court8.1 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh11.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 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 523994.7 min walk · 198 m
  • Stop 523914.9 min walk · 172 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 125 min walk
    230
  • OPP BLK 2315 min walk
    238

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 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 26% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability26th 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 233 offers a strong liveability score (65.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get65.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-18.1%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds54 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 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$343k – S$401k
median S$375k · S$483564 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
457516575Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 233 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room10 TO 1266S$360kS$507
Nov '253-room01 TO 0366S$343kS$483
Oct '253-room10 TO 1266S$401kS$564
Aug '253-room10 TO 1266S$390kS$549

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 change
3 ROOMS$507▲ 5.8%
4 ROOMS$691▲ 29.8%
5 ROOMS$582▼ 18.1%
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