SG Block Index

Block 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

310235 · Pei Chun · Toa Payoh · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 129 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.6 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 226 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310235

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Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
69
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
64
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
75
Seniors
75
Renters
67
Investors
44
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
31.2min
238NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.5min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.6min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64min
28EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 5 min (332 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding

4m›238›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (210 m) to First Toa Payoh PR Sch
  2. Bus 238 · SBS Transit
    First Toa Payoh PR Sch → Toa Payoh Int · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa Payoh → Raffles 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 235

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 2712 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2105 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)7.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2.5 min
  • Lin Poh Ling6.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tek Dispensary2.5 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic3 min
  • Temasek Medical Clinic6.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carmichael Rd Pg17.2 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park22.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk22.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)4.2 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home8.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 158.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)9.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library15.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library26.4 min
  • Serangoon Public Library37.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 1 To 3 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Court5.2 min
  • Blk 222 To 224 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh6.3 min
  • Blk 210 To 215 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh6.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 523713.3 min walk · 127 m
  • Stop 524393.4 min walk · 212 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 54 min walk
    230
  • FIRST TOA PAYOH PR SCH4 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 57% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$582/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability57th 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 235 offers a strong liveability score (71.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get71.7/100overall 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 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$362k – S$388k
median S$375k · S$474–543 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
458506553Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Pei Chun (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 235 Lor 8 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room10 TO 1276 m²S$388kS$474
Jan '263-room07 TO 0965 m²S$380kS$543
Dec '253-room10 TO 1265 m²S$362kS$517
Dec '253-room07 TO 0965 m²S$365kS$522
Jul '253-room07 TO 0965 m²S$375kS$536
May '253-room10 TO 1265 m²S$380kS$543
Jan '253-room04 TO 0665 m²S$380kS$543
Jan '253-room01 TO 0365 m²S$380kS$543
Dec '243-room07 TO 0965 m²S$380kS$543
Nov '243-room01 TO 0365 m²S$380kS$543

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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