SG Block Index

Block 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh

312081 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 82 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 81.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 328 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 312081

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
63
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
97
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
84
Seniors
83
Renters
80
Investors
61
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.5min
88NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.1min
235CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
45.1min
235CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.1min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (481 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

6m882mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (360 m) to Blk 73
  2. Bus 88 · SBS Transit
    Blk 73Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 81B

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 1830 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 933.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.3 min
  • Kin Mun Clinic3.7 min
  • My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk12.6 min
  • Clover Way Pg25.3 min
  • Novena Rise Pk26.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport2.5 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)2.5 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)5.3 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC8.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library5 min
  • Bishan Public Library28.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh2 min
  • Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring3.5 min
  • Blk 53 To 55 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh My First Skool6.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 522711.2 min walk · 102 m
  • Stop 522791.8 min walk · 112 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 736 min walk
    88
  • JACKSON SQ6 min walk
    235

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 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 91% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability91th 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 81B offers an outstanding liveability score (81.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get81.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.1%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$980k
median S$980k · S$752752 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
7169001084Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 81B Lor 4 Toa Payoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room01 TO 03121S$980kS$752

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 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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