How far is Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Caldecott Mrt Station, about 4.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 24 minutes direct, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 131A?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 3.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 445 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 91 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2018 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh?

It scores 82.5/100 overall: transport 90.8, food 95, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 67.3, green space 50.9, connectivity 73.5, value 100, leisure 83.4.

Is Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 91 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 West give the price trend.

Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh

311131 · Toa Payoh West · Toa Payoh · Built 2017 · Lease from 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 269 units · 40 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

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Summary

Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 82.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.2 minutes’ walk from Caldecott Mrt Station MRT, 3.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 445 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 311131

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Pillar scores

Transport: 91
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 67
Green space: 51
Connectivity: 74
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 83
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 79
Renters: 80
Investors: 88
EV Owners: 87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 24.3min
one-north: 23min
Jurong East: 37.1min
Changi Airport: 53.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 9 min (592 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 15 min riding

9m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (564 m) to Braddell
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Braddell → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 1425 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)3.2 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9310.9 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)16.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Sinson LlpA2.6 min
Niche Savoureuse Pte. Ltd.A2.6 min
In Great Company Pte. Ltd.A2.6 min
Hua Fong Kee Food Court Pte. Ltd.B2.6 min
Ling Tung Yin KelvinB2.6 min
Yeo Keng SengB2.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Ampm Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.4.2 min
Dr Jeremy Chan Medical Clinic4.2 min
E Medical Clinic & Surgery5.5 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk14.5 min
Macritchie Reservoir Pk19.4 min
Clover Way Pg21.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)7.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)12.9 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport13.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC6.2 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)13 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library15.7 min
Bishan Public Library24.2 min

EV charging

Blk 130 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Crest2.5 min
Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh4 min
Blk 109/111 To 115 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh North5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 521511.3 min walk · 58 m
Stop 521592 min walk · 72 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1311 min walk
141

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$987k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$1,019/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability93th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 7%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 131A offers an outstanding liveability score (82.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~91 years left).

What you get82.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-11.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds91 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$1.19m – S$1.20m

median S$1.20m · S$1189–1199 psf

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$868k

median S$868k · S$1186–1186 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 131A Lor 1 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	4-room	28 TO 30	93 m²	S$1.20m	S$1199
Jan '26	3-room	31 TO 33	68 m²	S$868k	S$1186
Jul '25	4-room	34 TO 36	93 m²	S$1.19m	S$1189
May '25	3-room	25 TO 27	68 m²	S$813k	S$1111
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$768k	S$1049
Apr '25	4-room	34 TO 36	93 m²	S$1.17m	S$1169
Mar '25	4-room	25 TO 27	93 m²	S$1.17m	S$1164
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$1.07m	S$1069
Jan '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$998k	S$997
Dec '24	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$1.07m	S$1069
Dec '24	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$1.12m	S$1117
Nov '24	3-room	28 TO 30	68 m²	S$795k	S$1086

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Toa Payoh West

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$658▲ 1.3%2

3 ROOMS$550▲ 5.8%1

4 ROOMS$1019▼ 11.2%5

5 ROOMS$572▼ 32.6%1

EXECUTIVES$727—1

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