SG Block Index

Block 248 Kim Keat Link

310248 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 248 Kim Keat Link in Toa Payoh scores 69.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 586 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 248 Kim Keat Link in Singapore

Block 248 Kim Keat Link, Singapore 310248

Pillar scores

Transport
30
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
96
Green space
54
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
77
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
71
Renters
63
Investors
51
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.8min
235NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
33min
235141CCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49.3min
235CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.2min
31EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (248 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m2352mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (127 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 248

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 2339 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)10.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7513.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery4.8 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre8.6 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery10 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk16.3 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park20.6 min
  • St Michael'S Pg25 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home For The Elders6 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders8.3 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)11.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library14.7 min
  • Bishan Public Library37.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 241-252 Kim Keat Link/Avenue4.5 min
  • Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park4.5 min
  • Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 248 Kim Keat Link
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 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 523314.6 min walk · 108 m
  • Stop 523396 min walk · 141 m
Buses that serve this block
  • TOA PAYOH INT2 min walk
    141
  • BLK 272 min walk
    235
  • OPP BLK 264 min walk
    235
  • AFT LOR 4 TOA PAYOH7 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 248 Kim Keat Link is more liveable than 35% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability35th 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 248 offers a strong liveability score (69.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get69.2/100overall 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 248 Kim Keat Link

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$815k
median S$815k · S$626626 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$685k
median S$685k · S$612612 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
573605636Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kim Keat (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 248 Kim Keat Link

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room01 TO 03121S$815kS$626
Jul '254-room10 TO 12104S$685kS$612
Jun '254-room07 TO 09103S$673kS$607
Jul '244-room07 TO 09104S$665kS$594

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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