How far is Block 261 Toa Payoh East from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 13.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 261 Toa Payoh East to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 230M to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 261?

Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 261 Toa Payoh East?

Pei Chun Public School, approximately 353 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 261 Toa Payoh East?

Approximately 92 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2019 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 261 Toa Payoh East?

It scores 80.2/100 overall: transport 56.7, food 98.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 99.1, green space 57.5, connectivity 63.1, value 100, leisure 94.6.

Is Block 261 Toa Payoh East a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 92 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 Boon Teck give the price trend.

Block 261 Toa Payoh East

310261 · Boon Teck · Toa Payoh · Built 2018 · Lease from 2019 · ~92 yrs lease left · 139 units · 36 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 261 Toa Payoh East in Toa Payoh scores 80.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.7 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 353 m straight-line from Pei Chun Public School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 261 Toa Payoh East in Singapore

Block 261 Toa Payoh East, Singapore 310261

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Pillar scores

Transport: 57
Food: 99
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 99
Green space: 58
Connectivity: 63
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 95
EV charging: 88

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 81
Renters: 74
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 83

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 27.1min
one-north: 31.7min
Jurong East: 45.7min
Changi Airport: 56.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (398 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

5m›230M›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (276 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 2304 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)5.3 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 756.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)8.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Finest Health Medical Centre3.6 min
Oei & Kho Clinic And Surgery4.8 min
Teoh Clinic Family Practice7.3 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk14.3 min
Mar Thoma Road Park23.1 min
St Michael'S Pg27.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 311.9 min
Adventist Home for the Elders9.2 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport9.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)6.5 min
Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)7.4 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)10 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library7.6 min
Bishan Public Library32.3 min

EV charging

Blk 68 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh5 min
Blk 19 To 23 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh Kim Keat Palm5.9 min
Blk 25-27/257-259 Kim Keat Avenue6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 261 Toa Payoh East

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 4 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 523011.8 min walk · 82 m
Stop 523392 min walk · 110 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 352 min walk
235
BLK 275 min walk
230M
AFT LOR 4 TOA PAYOH8 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$339k · 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 261 Toa Payoh East is more liveable than 86% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$484/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability86th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 99%

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 261 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~92 years left).

What you get80.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-25.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds92 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 Boon Teck. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 261 Toa Payoh East

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

4-room9 sales · 12 mo

S$910k – S$1.10m

median S$979k · S$909–1097 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Boon Teck (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 261 Toa Payoh East

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	19 TO 21	93 m²	S$1.04m	S$1037
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$979k	S$978
Apr '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$910k	S$909
Apr '26	4-room	28 TO 30	93 m²	S$1.05m	S$1049
Jan '26	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$975k	S$974
Nov '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$966k	S$965
Nov '25	4-room	31 TO 33	93 m²	S$1.10m	S$1097
Sep '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$960k	S$959
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$995k	S$994
Apr '25	4-room	19 TO 21	93 m²	S$980k	S$979
Apr '25	4-room	25 TO 27	93 m²	S$1.05m	S$1049
Mar '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$959k	S$958

Showing 12 of 27 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Boon Teck

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$533▼ 14.0%1

3 ROOMS$484▼ 25.4%9

4 ROOMS$1045▲ 6.8%2

5 ROOMS$673▼ 5.2%1

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