SG Block Index

Block 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh

310240 · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 48 units · 9 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 73.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Braddell Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 544 m straight-line from First Toa Payoh Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
75
Green space
45
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
75
Seniors
74
Renters
72
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.1min
NSLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
36.7min
59CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.8min
59CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.8min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 9 min (597 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

9mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (569 m) to Braddell
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min
  3. 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 240

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 2214 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 935.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 2106.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lin Poh Ling9.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Associate Dispensaries4.8 min
  • Faith Clinic (Toa Payoh)5.1 min
  • Camry Medical Centre7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk19.8 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg21.7 min
  • Clover Way Pg22.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)8.7 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport9.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)9.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)12.5 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC16.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library12.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library22.6 min

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).

Resale context — 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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