SG Block Index

Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl

312079 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2007 · ~80 yrs lease left · 191 units · 40 floors

84Overall / 100
Summary

Block 79B Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 84.4/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
99
Green space
76
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
80
Leisure
97

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
87
Seniors
84
Renters
83
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.2min
NSLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
30.6min
153CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.7min
153CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

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

7mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (413 m) to Toa Payoh
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 min
  3. 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 79B

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

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

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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