SG Block Index

Block 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl

315079 · Toa Payoh Central · Toa Payoh · Built 2007 · Lease from 2009 · ~82 yrs lease left · 308 units · 40 floors

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

Block 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl in Toa Payoh scores 82.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market), and 405 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

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

Block 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl, Singapore 315079

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
95
Green space
66
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
84
Leisure
96
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
84
Seniors
82
Renters
79
Investors
66
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.2min
232NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.6min
153CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.6min
153CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (316 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m2322mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (147 m) to Blk 177
  2. Bus 232 · SBS Transit
    Blk 177Blk 121 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Braddell
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BraddellRaffles Place · 8 stops · 15 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 79E

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 1761 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)6.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 759.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 939.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinicâ„¢ (Toa Payoh Central)4.1 min
  • Dr Joyce & Partners Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Branch)5 min
  • Healthway Medical5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10.8 min
  • Novena Rise Pk23.8 min
  • Novena Pk26.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport6.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)6.3 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 319.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)1.8 min
  • Toa Payoh West CC8.5 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)11.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library6 min
  • Bishan Public Library30 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 177 To 179 Toa Payoh Town Centre Toa Payoh Central5.3 min
  • Blk 71/72 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Vista7.4 min
  • Blk 85/A/B/C Lorong 4 Toa Payoh7.6 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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 522394.4 min walk · 106 m
  • Stop 522314.6 min walk · 134 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1772 min walk
    153232

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 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl 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 79E offers an outstanding liveability score (82.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~82 years left).

What you get82.1/100overall 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 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl

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

4-room8 sales · 12 mo
S$750k – S$1.01m
median S$862k · S$9171070 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
7889441100Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Toa Payoh Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 79E Toa Payoh Ctrl

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room28 TO 3076S$875kS$1070
Jan '264-room25 TO 2776S$785kS$960
Jan '264-room04 TO 0676S$832kS$1017
Dec '254-room25 TO 2776S$855kS$1045
Dec '254-room04 TO 0676S$750kS$917
Nov '254-room25 TO 2776S$868kS$1061
Aug '254-room16 TO 1891S$990kS$1011
Aug '254-room34 TO 3691S$1.01mS$1031
May '254-room25 TO 2791S$990kS$1011
Apr '254-room19 TO 2191S$1.01mS$1031
Feb '254-room37 TO 3990S$990kS$1022
Jan '254-room19 TO 2176S$850kS$1039

Showing 12 of 18 sales in the last 2 years.

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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