SG Block Index

Block 138A Lor 1A Toa Payoh

311138 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2012 · ~85 yrs lease left · 246 units · 42 floors

85Overall / 100
Summary

Block 138A Lor 1A Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 84.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 184 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
91
Green space
65
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
90
Leisure
95

Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
86
Seniors
84
Renters
83
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22min
232NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
27min
235CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
41min
235CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (284 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (115 m) to Blk 138b
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Blk 138bBlk 121 · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 min
  5. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 138A

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 1479 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)4.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)12.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • E Medical Clinic & Surgery2.7 min
  • Shenton Medical Group2.7 min
  • C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10.7 min
  • Clover Way Pg21.8 min
  • Novena Rise Pk23.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)7.4 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport10.2 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)10.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC4.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)8.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library10.6 min
  • Bishan Public Library24.6 min

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).

Resale context — Toa Payoh Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$657▼ 4.1%
3 ROOMS$499▼ 3.2%
4 ROOMS$1019▲ 31.1%
5 ROOMS$861▲ 23.2%
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