How far is Block 259 Kim Keat Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 18.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 259 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$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 259?

Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre) is roughly 10 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 259 Kim Keat Ave?

Pei Chun Public School, approximately 436 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 259 Kim Keat Ave?

Approximately 62 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1989 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 259 Kim Keat Ave?

It scores 65.9/100 overall: transport 16.9, food 86.8, schools 100, healthcare 64.4, daily needs 96.5, green space 44.4, connectivity 59.2, value 44, leisure 79.6.

Is Block 259 Kim Keat Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 65.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 62 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 259 Kim Keat Ave

310259 · Kim Keat · Toa Payoh · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

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Summary

Block 259 Kim Keat Ave in Toa Payoh scores 65.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.4 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 10 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 436 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 259 Kim Keat Ave in Singapore

Block 259 Kim Keat Ave, Singapore 310259

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Pillar scores

Transport: 17
Food: 87
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 64
Daily needs: 97
Green space: 44
Connectivity: 59
Value (lease): 44
Leisure: 80
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 66
Young Families: 70
Seniors: 68
Renters: 59
Investors: 49
EV Owners: 72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.1min
one-north: 36.5min
Jurong East: 50.5min
Changi Airport: 56.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (255 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

2m›230M›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (133 m) to Blk 25
Bus 230M · SBS Transit
Blk 25 → Toa Payoh Int · 4 stops · 5 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 2585 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 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7513.8 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Ng Hwee Kheng3.4 min
Dolina Binte AbdullahB3.4 min
Food & Drinks Catering Pte. Ltd.B3.4 min
Sng Khar HeohB3.4 min
Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.3.4 min
Tan bee chooB3.4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
Finest Health Medical Centre9 min
Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery9.9 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk16.7 min
Mar Thoma Road Park20.9 min
St Michael'S Pg25.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Adventist Home for the Elders6.9 min
Adventist Home For The Elders8.5 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)9.3 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)13.1 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library15.1 min
Bishan Public Library37.9 min
Serangoon Public Library48 min

EV charging

Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue2 min
Blk 260 Kim Keat Avenue Multi Storey Car Park3.4 min
Blk 253/254/256 Kim Keat Avenue Kim Keat View6.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 259 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 523117.4 min walk · 91 m
Stop 523197.4 min walk · 94 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 252 min walk
230M
OPP BLK 357 min walk
235
AFT BLK 19511 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

good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 259 Kim Keat Ave is more liveable than 21% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$462/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability21th 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 259 offers a strong liveability score (65.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get65.9/100overall 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 259 Kim Keat Ave

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

4-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$600k – S$702k

median S$679k · S$541–627 psf

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$690k – S$850k

median S$790k · S$530–617 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kim Keat (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 259 Kim Keat Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	01 TO 03	103 m²	S$600k	S$541
Apr '26	4-room	04 TO 06	103 m²	S$694k	S$626
Mar '26	4-room	07 TO 09	104 m²	S$702k	S$627
Jan '26	4-room	04 TO 06	104 m²	S$690k	S$616
Dec '25	4-room	01 TO 03	103 m²	S$665k	S$600
Nov '25	4-room	04 TO 06	104 m²	S$668k	S$597
Sep '25	5-room	10 TO 12	128 m²	S$850k	S$617
Sep '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$790k	S$607
Jul '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$690k	S$530
Apr '25	5-room	10 TO 12	122 m²	S$888k	S$676
Oct '24	4-room	01 TO 03	104 m²	S$680k	S$607
Oct '24	4-room	07 TO 09	104 m²	S$680k	S$607

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

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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