SG Block Index

Block 256 Kim Keat Ave

310256 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 132 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 256 Kim Keat Ave in Toa Payoh scores 67.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.8 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 607 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 256 Kim Keat Ave in Singapore

Block 256 Kim Keat Ave, Singapore 310256

Pillar scores

Transport
19
Food
87
Schools
97
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
99
Green space
58
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
79
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
71
Renters
61
Investors
50
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.4min
238NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.5min
230CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.6min
230CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.6min
154EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (462 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

5m2382mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (340 m) to Blk 25
  2. Bus 238 · SBS Transit
    Blk 25Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 5 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 256

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 2610 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)8.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7513.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery4.7 min
  • Finest Health Medical Centre8.3 min
  • Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery8.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park15.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk18 min
  • St Michael'S Pg20.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home for the Elders1.9 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders3.5 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)5.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)12.4 min
  • Whampoa CC17.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library15.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library37 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 253/254/256 Kim Keat Avenue Kim Keat View0 min
  • Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue4.6 min
  • Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park4.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 256 Kim Keat Ave
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 523195.9 min walk · 257 m
  • Stop 523115.9 min walk · 266 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 268A4 min walk
    230
  • BLK 255 min walk
    238
  • AFT BLK 1957 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 256 Kim Keat Ave is more liveable than 28% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability28th 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 256 offers a strong liveability score (67.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get67.7/100overall 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 256 Kim Keat Ave

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$702k
median S$702k · S$604604 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
573594615Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kim Keat (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 256 Kim Keat Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '254-room10 TO 12108S$702kS$604

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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