How far is Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 4.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 20 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 79B?

Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court) is roughly 8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 309 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl?

Approximately 82 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2009 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl?

It scores 85.2/100 overall: transport 85.5, food 92.7, schools 100, healthcare 68.1, daily needs 99.1, green space 75.5, connectivity 68.4, value 84, leisure 97.4.

Is Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 85.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 82 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 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl

312079 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2007 · Lease from 2009 · ~82 yrs lease left · 191 units · 40 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

85Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 85.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 309 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl in Singapore

Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl, Singapore 312079

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 93
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 99
Green space: 76
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 84
Leisure: 97
EV charging: 85

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 85
Young Families: 87
Seniors: 85
Renters: 84
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 20.2min
one-north: 30.6min
Jurong East: 44.7min
Changi Airport: 54min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 7 min (441 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

7m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (413 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 1587 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)8 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)8.1 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7510.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chang Cheng Food & Beverage Pte. Ltd.4.7 min
Zhou ZongqingA4.7 min
Ling XiaominB4.7 min
Hilal Food Enterprise Pte. Ltd.B4.7 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B4.7 min
Cake History Pte. Ltd.4.9 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.5.8 min
Dr Joyce & Partners Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Branch)5.9 min
Healthway Medical5.9 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk9 min
Novena Rise Pk22 min
Novena Pk24.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport8.1 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)8.1 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)11.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)3.5 min
Toa Payoh West CC6.7 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)13.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library7.8 min
Bishan Public Library28.2 min

EV charging

Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central5.6 min
Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh5.8 min
Toa Payoh Towers6.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 521992.5 min walk · 184 m
Stop 522314.8 min walk · 68 m

Buses that serve this block

TOA PAYOH STN4 min walk
153

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 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl is more liveable than 97% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability97th 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 79B offers an outstanding liveability score (85.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~82 years left).

What you get85.2/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds82 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 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$945k – S$1.04m

median S$1.02m · S$965–1062 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	13 TO 15	91 m²	S$945k	S$965
Jun '26	4-room	25 TO 27	91 m²	S$1.03m	S$1052
Sep '25	4-room	28 TO 30	91 m²	S$1.04m	S$1062
Jul '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$1.00m	S$1012
May '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$966k	S$975
May '25	4-room	37 TO 39	90 m²	S$1.08m	S$1115
May '25	4-room	01 TO 03	92 m²	S$800k	S$808
Feb '25	4-room	25 TO 27	91 m²	S$1.07m	S$1090
Jan '25	4-room	31 TO 33	91 m²	S$1.01m	S$1032
Oct '24	4-room	19 TO 21	91 m²	S$991k	S$1012

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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