SG Block Index

Block 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl

313079 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2007 · Lease from 2009 · ~82 yrs lease left · 160 units · 40 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
88Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 88.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 336 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl in Singapore

Block 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl, Singapore 313079

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Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
80
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
84
Leisure
98
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
90
Seniors
88
Renters
87
Investors
69
EV Owners
90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.2min
NSLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
30.3min
153CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.4min
153CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 8 min (507 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

8m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (479 m) to Toa Payoh
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa Payoh → Raffles 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 79C

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 1646 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 939.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)1 min
  • Dr Joyce & Partners Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Branch)2 min
  • Healthway Medical2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk8.2 min
  • Novena Rise Pk21.4 min
  • Novena Pk24.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport5.7 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)5.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)2.8 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC6.2 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library4.3 min
  • Bishan Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central2.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Towers5.8 min
  • Blk 186/191 To 193 Toa Payoh Town Centre7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 hawker centres, 3 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 522391.4 min walk · 67 m
  • Stop 522311.5 min walk · 32 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1772 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 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability99th 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 79C offers an outstanding liveability score (88.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~82 years left).

What you get88.1/100overall 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 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$980k – S$1.00m
median S$990k · S$1000–1021 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
8059361067Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room16 TO 1891 m²S$990kS$1011
Mar '264-room13 TO 1591 m²S$980kS$1000
Feb '264-room25 TO 2791 m²S$1.00mS$1021
Apr '254-room04 TO 0692 m²S$910kS$919
Apr '255-room04 TO 06110 m²S$1.26mS$1064
Oct '244-room13 TO 1591 m²S$932kS$951
Sep '245-room31 TO 33110 m²S$1.26mS$1064
Jul '244-room22 TO 2491 m²S$988kS$1009
Jul '245-room22 TO 24110 m²S$1.25mS$1056

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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