Block 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
310240 · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 48 units · 9 floors
Block 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 74.4/100 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.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310240
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 73
- Food
- 97
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 75
- Green space
- 45
- Connectivity
- 59
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 79
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 72
- Investors
- 50
- EV Owners
- 77
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.1min
- one-north
- 36.7min
- Jurong East
- 50.8min
- Changi Airport
- 57.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 9 min (597 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 9 min (569 m) to Braddell
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Braddell → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Braddell Mrt Station7 min
- Braddell Mrt Station8.2 min
- Braddell Mrt Station8.5 min
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
Eateries nearby
food- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA4.8 min
- Lee Fun Holdings (S) Pte LtdB4.8 min
- Toh Teow Kee4.8 min
- The Dream Bakers Pte LtdA4.8 min
- Cheok Wah ChaiB4.8 min
- Beatty Secondary School?A5 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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
EV charging
ev- Blk 236 To 240 Toa Payoh Lorong 12.2 min
- Blk 100/103-106 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Bloom6.8 min
- Blk 199 & 203 Toa Payoh North Toa Payoh North Post Office8.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 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- Stop 524493.5 min walk · 92 m
- Stop 524413.6 min walk · 108 m
- BLK 2022 min walk59
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 69% of them but pricier than 95% — around S$902/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 240 offers a strong liveability score (74.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).
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 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 240 Lor 1 Toa Payoh in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Braddell medians.
Subzone medians — Braddell
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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