How far is Block 257 Kim Keat Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 16.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 257 Kim Keat Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 230M to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 257?

Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre) is roughly 8.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 257 Kim Keat Ave?

Pei Chun Public School, approximately 511 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 257 Kim Keat Ave?

Approximately 61 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1988 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 257 Kim Keat Ave?

It scores 73.1/100 overall: transport 41.1, food 95.2, schools 100, healthcare 68.4, daily needs 99.6, green space 55.1, connectivity 59.6, value 42, leisure 88.4.

Is Block 257 Kim Keat Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 61 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Kim Keat give the price trend.

Block 257 Kim Keat Ave

310257 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 60 units · 13 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 257 Kim Keat Ave in Toa Payoh scores 73.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.7 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 8.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 511 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 257 Kim Keat Ave in Singapore

Block 257 Kim Keat Ave, Singapore 310257

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Pillar scores

Transport: 41
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 55
Connectivity: 60
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 88
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 75
Renters: 68
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26min
one-north: 35.4min
Jurong East: 49.4min
Changi Airport: 58.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (331 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m›230M›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (209 m) to Blk 27
Bus 230M · SBS Transit
Blk 27 → Toa Payoh Int · 3 stops · 4 min
Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
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 · schematic

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 2508 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)8.2 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7512.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)14.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Ng Hwee Kheng1.6 min
Dolina Binte AbdullahB1.6 min
Food & Drinks Catering Pte. Ltd.B1.6 min
Sng Khar HeohB1.6 min
Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.1.6 min
Tan bee chooB1.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery5.7 min
Finest Health Medical Centre7.2 min
Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery8.1 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk14.9 min
Mar Thoma Road Park19.1 min
St Michael'S Pg23.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Adventist Home for the Elders5.1 min
Adventist Home For The Elders6.7 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 317.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)7.6 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.3 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)15.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library13.3 min
Bishan Public Library36.2 min

EV charging

Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue0.2 min
Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park1.6 min
Blk 253/254/256 Kim Keat Avenue Kim Keat View4.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 257 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 523313.2 min walk · 161 m
Stop 523394.6 min walk · 171 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 273 min walk
230M
OPP BLK 264 min walk
235
AFT BLK 19510 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 257 Kim Keat Ave is more liveable than 56% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability56th 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 257 offers a strong liveability score (73.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get73.1/100overall 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 257 Kim Keat Ave

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

Executive3 sales · 12 mo

S$951k – S$1.20m

median S$1.14m · S$605–764 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kim Keat (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 257 Kim Keat Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	Executive	10 TO 12	146 m²	S$1.14m	S$724
Jan '26	Executive	01 TO 03	146 m²	S$951k	S$605
Nov '25	Executive	10 TO 12	146 m²	S$1.20m	S$764
Jun '25	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.09m	S$692
May '25	Executive	01 TO 03	153 m²	S$1.07m	S$653
Oct '24	Executive	07 TO 09	146 m²	S$1.01m	S$643
Jul '24	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.08m	S$687

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$462▼ 3.5%4

4 ROOMS$561▼ 5.6%2

5 ROOMS$619▲ 3.6%1

EXECUTIVES$676▼ 1.6%2

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