SG Block Index

Block 252 Kim Keat Link

310252 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 252 Kim Keat Link in Toa Payoh scores 70.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.4 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 9.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 651 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 252 Kim Keat Link in Singapore

Block 252 Kim Keat Link, Singapore 310252

Pillar scores

Transport
36
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
57
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
64
Investors
52
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.8min
230MNSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
34min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.3min
230MNSLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.6min
154EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

5m230M2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (330 m) to Blk 27
  2. Bus 230M · 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 252

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 2485 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)9.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7512.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery2 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre7.9 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery9.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.6 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park17.8 min
  • St Michael'S Pg22.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home For The Elders3.2 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders5.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)10.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12 min
  • Whampoa CC15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library14 min
  • Bishan Public Library36.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 241-252 Kim Keat Link/Avenue1.1 min
  • Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park3.8 min
  • Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 252 Kim Keat Link
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 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 523313.9 min walk · 212 m
  • Stop 523395.3 min walk · 241 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 275 min walk
    230230M
  • AFT BLK 1959 min walk
    154

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 252 Kim Keat Link is more liveable than 41% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability41th 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 252 offers a strong liveability score (70.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get70.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.5%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds61 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 252 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 252 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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