SG Block Index

Block 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310234 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 117 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 67.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 317 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310234

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
61
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
53
EV charging
77
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
71
Renters
62
Investors
42
EV Owners
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.5min
238NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.3min
238153CCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
54.3min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.6min
966EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 7 min (427 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding

5m2382mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (306 m) to First Toa Payoh PR Sch
  2. Bus 238 · SBS Transit
    First Toa Payoh PR SchToa Payoh Int · 8 stops · 10 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 234

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 2774 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2106.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)10 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 Ltd4.2 min
  • Lin Poh Ling7.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • Tek Dispensary4.2 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg18.4 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park23.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk25 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.4 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home9.3 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1510.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library17.3 min
  • Bishan Public Library27.6 min
  • Serangoon Public Library38.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court6.9 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh7.5 min
  • Blk 210 To 215 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh8.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 2 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 523714.5 min walk · 210 m
  • Stop 523894.9 min walk · 127 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2193 min walk
    153
  • BLK 2273 min walk
    238
  • FIRST TOA PAYOH PR SCH5 min walk
    238
  • BLK 126 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 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 33% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability33th 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 234 offers a strong liveability score (67.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get67.3/100overall 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 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$370k
median S$370k · S$452452 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
442495549Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 234 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room04 TO 0676S$370kS$452
Apr '253-room04 TO 0665S$360kS$515

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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