SG Block Index

Block 79D Toa Payoh Ctrl

314079 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2007 · ~80 yrs lease left · 191 units · 40 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 79D Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 86.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 371 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
82
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
80
Leisure
99

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
87
Renters
86
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.2min
NSLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
29.5min
153CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43.6min
153CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
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 (505 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 13 min riding

8mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (477 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 79D

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 1706 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)5.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 758.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 938.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)0 min
  • Dr Joyce & Partners Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Branch)1.6 min
  • Healthway Medical1.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk7.7 min
  • Novena Rise Pk22.4 min
  • Novena Pk25.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport5.2 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)5.2 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 318.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)2.3 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC7.2 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)10.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library3.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library30.7 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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