How far is Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 8.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 85A?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93 is roughly 3.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 275 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 45 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1972 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

It scores 78.8/100 overall: transport 74.2, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 97.7, green space 61, connectivity 64.3, value 10, leisure 96.6.

Is Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 45 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 Toa Payoh Central give the price trend.

Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh

311085 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 151 units · 22 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 78.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 275 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 311085

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Pillar scores

Transport: 74
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 98
Green space: 61
Connectivity: 64
Value (lease): 10
Leisure: 97
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 80
Renters: 80
Investors: 49
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26min
one-north: 29.4min
Jurong East: 43.5min
Changi Airport: 59.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 13 min (788 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

12m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 12 min (760 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 1811 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 933.8 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.7 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.2.5 min
Familycare Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)6.5 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk12.9 min
Clover Way Pg25.8 min
Novena Rise Pk25.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)3 min
THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)5.8 min
Toa Payoh West CC7.9 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library5.5 min
Bishan Public Library28.6 min

EV charging

Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh1.6 min
Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring4 min
Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool7.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 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 522711.7 min walk · 75 m
Stop 522792.3 min walk · 93 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 138B7 min walk
230

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$318k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 84% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability84th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 80%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 85A offers a strong liveability score (78.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get78.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-4.1%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds45 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 Toa Payoh Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$420k – S$472k

median S$425k · S$562–583 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 85A Lor 4 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	16 TO 18	68 m²	S$424k	S$579
Mar '26	3-room	16 TO 18	68 m²	S$420k	S$574
Dec '25	3-room	16 TO 18	68 m²	S$427k	S$583
Sep '25	3-room	07 TO 09	78 m²	S$472k	S$562
Jan '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$400k	S$546
Jan '25	3-room	13 TO 15	68 m²	S$390k	S$533

Subzone medians — Toa Payoh Central

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$657▼ 4.1%1

3 ROOMS$499▼ 3.2%1

4 ROOMS$1019▲ 31.1%1

5 ROOMS$861▲ 23.2%1

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