SG Block Index

Block 242 Kim Keat Link

310242 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 46 units · 4 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 242 Kim Keat Link in Toa Payoh scores 72.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 744 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 242 Kim Keat Link in Singapore

Block 242 Kim Keat Link, Singapore 310242

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
72
Daily needs
96
Green space
64
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
84
EV charging
93
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
76
Seniors
75
Renters
67
Investors
53
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.4min
235NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.3min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
48.3min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.9min
31EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (476 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

6m2352mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (354 m) to Blk 27
  2. Bus 235 · SBS Transit
    Blk 27Toa Payoh Int · 3 stops · 4 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 242

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 2312 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)10.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7512.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)14.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre8.3 min
  • Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa13.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk14.5 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park20 min
  • St Michael'S Pg24.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home For The Elders5.7 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders8 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)11.1 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.4 min
  • Whampoa CC14.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library13 min
  • Bishan Public Library37.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 241-252 Kim Keat Link/Avenue4.2 min
  • Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park4.2 min
  • Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 242 Kim Keat Link
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 523314.3 min walk · 267 m
  • Stop 523395.7 min walk · 300 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 276 min walk
    230235
  • AFT LOR 4 TOA PAYOH9 min walk
    31

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$323k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 242 Kim Keat Link is more liveable than 52% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability52th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 242 offers a strong liveability score (72.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get72.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.5%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 Kim Keat. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 242 Kim Keat Link

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
447583719Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kim Keat (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 242 Kim Keat Link in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Kim Keat medians.

Subzone medians — Kim Keat

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$462▼ 3.5%
4 ROOMS$561▼ 5.6%
5 ROOMS$619▲ 3.6%
EXECUTIVES$676▼ 1.6%
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