SG Block Index

Block 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310238 · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 126 units · 22 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 77.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.9 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 453 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310238

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
81
Green space
49
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
86
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
77
Investors
52
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.4min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
36min
59CCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.1min
59CCLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.2min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (424 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (258 m) to Bef Blk 105
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Bef Blk 105Blk 101c CP · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (138 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 238

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 2245 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 934.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2105.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 757.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lin Poh Ling8.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Associate Dispensaries3.6 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)5 min
  • Camry Medical Centre6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk18.6 min
  • Clover Way Pg21 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg21.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)6.9 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport8.1 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)8.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)11.3 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC15.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library11.1 min
  • Bishan Public Library22.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 236 To 240 Toa Payoh Lorong 12.2 min
  • Blk 49 To 52 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh East Payoh Palm5.6 min
  • Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 4 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 523692 min walk · 127 m
  • Stop 524492.3 min walk · 167 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2373 min walk
    59
  • BEF BLK 1054 min walk
    232

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$1.07M · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 84% of them but pricier than 95% — around S$902/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability84th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 5%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 238 offers a strong liveability score (77.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get77.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+35.5%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 Braddell. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 238 Lor 1 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$910k
median S$910k · S$705705 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
6738401008Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Braddell (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 238 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room10 TO 12120S$910kS$705
Jun '255-room10 TO 12123S$1.01mS$761
May '254-room10 TO 12103S$788kS$711
Mar '254-room04 TO 06103S$748kS$675
Jan '254-room19 TO 21103S$768kS$693
Nov '244-room19 TO 21103S$768kS$693

Subzone medians — Braddell

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$458▼ 10.0%
4 ROOMS$1043▲ 97.3%
5 ROOMS$902▲ 35.5%
EXECUTIVES$624▼ 13.2%
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