SG Block Index

Block 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1

350120 · Potong Pasir · Toa Payoh · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 146 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Toa Payoh scores 69.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 490 m straight-line from St Andrew'S School (Junior).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1, Singapore 350120

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
68
Green space
76
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
55
EV charging
71
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
69
Renters
67
Investors
55
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.4min
148NELNSLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
one-north
37.8min
148NELCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
51.9min
148NELEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.1min
31EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.75 · 2 transfers · 5 min (294 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 14 min riding

1m1480mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (53 m) to Blk 120
  2. Bus 148 · SBS Transit
    Blk 120Potong Pasir · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 0 min (7 m) to Potong Pasir
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Potong PasirDhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 7 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 120

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 3239 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)12.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7517.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21017.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Neo Medical Centre0 min
  • Potong Pasir Medical Clinic10.5 min
  • The Family Practice-Potong Pasir10.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Greenway South16.1 min
  • Old Upper Aljunied Road18.4 min
  • St Michael'S Fc19.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home for the Elders11.6 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders13.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1513.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)7.2 min
  • Potong Pasir CC10.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library19.9 min
  • Serangoon Public Library33 min
  • Bishan Public Library34.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 121 To 133 Potong Pasir Avenue 16.3 min
  • Blk 134 To 142 Potong Pasir Avenue 36.6 min
  • Blk 101 To 109 Potong Pasir Avenue 110.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 611010.8 min walk · 40 m
  • Stop 610793.5 min walk · 207 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1201 min walk
    148

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$453k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1 is more liveable than 38% of them but pricier than 53% — around S$647/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability38th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 47%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 120 offers a strong liveability score (69.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get69.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 Potong Pasir. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$630k – S$648k
median S$639k · S$610627 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$425k
median S$425k · S$589589 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
563668774Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Potong Pasir (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '264-room10 TO 1296S$648kS$627
Mar '263-room10 TO 1267S$425kS$589
Jan '264-room10 TO 1296S$630kS$610
Nov '244-room07 TO 0993S$610kS$609

Subzone medians — Potong Pasir

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$647▲ 10.0%
4 ROOMS$627▼ 19.3%
5 ROOMS$682▼ 6.6%
EXECUTIVES$727▲ 1.6%
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