How far is Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 232 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 85C?

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93 is roughly 6.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 116 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

Approximately 45 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1972 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh?

It scores 80.4/100 overall: transport 81.8, food 97.9, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 93, green space 67.5, connectivity 69.4, value 10, leisure 96.3.

Is Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 45 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 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh

313085 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 1971 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 149 units · 22 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh scores 80.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 6.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 93, and 116 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh in Singapore

Block 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore 313085

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Pillar scores

Transport: 82
Food: 98
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 93
Green space: 68
Connectivity: 69
Value (lease): 10
Leisure: 96
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 81
Renters: 83
Investors: 50
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.3min
one-north: 26.4min
Jurong East: 40.5min
Changi Airport: 57.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (321 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m›232›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (199 m) to Blk 84b
Bus 232 · SBS Transit
Blk 84b → Toa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 2 min
Walk 2 min (94 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 1625 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 936.4 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)6.7 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)8.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health

Familycare Clinic & Surgery0 min
Redwood @ Tpy Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.1.1 min
C K Tan Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd7.1 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk10.3 min
Novena Rise Pk23.4 min
Clover Way Pg24 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Carecorner Cluster Suppport5.6 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)5.6 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)11.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Toa Payoh West CC5.3 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)7.5 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)13.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library8.1 min
Bishan Public Library26.8 min

EV charging

Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh1 min
Blk 138 Lorong 1A Toa Payoh The Peak @ Toa Payoh5.1 min
Blk 91-92 Lor 3/4 Toa Payoh Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Palm Spring6.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 2 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 521992.3 min walk · 129 m
Stop 521914.5 min walk · 159 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 84B3 min walk
232
BLK 138B4 min walk
230

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 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$657/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability87th 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 85C offers an outstanding liveability score (80.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get80.4/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds45 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 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$420k

median S$420k · S$574–574 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 85C Lor 4 Toa Payoh

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$420k	S$574
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$415k	S$567
Mar '25	3-room	19 TO 21	68 m²	S$440k	S$601
Dec '24	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$390k	S$533
Oct '24	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$418k	S$571
Jul '24	3-room	22 TO 24	68 m²	S$433k	S$592

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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