Block 137 Potong Pasir Ave 3
350137 · Potong Pasir · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 82 units · 14 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 137 Potong Pasir Ave 3 in Toa Payoh scores 66.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 17.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre), and 285 m straight-line from St Andrew'S School (Junior).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 27
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 63
- Daily needs
- 80
- Green space
- 79
- Connectivity
- 59
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 48
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 25.5min
- one-north
- 37.9min
- Jurong East
- 51.9min
- Changi Airport
- 55.6min
148NELNSLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
148NELCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
148NELEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
853MEWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 6 min (385 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 12 min riding
3m›148›0m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (145 m) to Bet Blks 138/144
- Bus 148 · SBS Transit
Bet Blks 138/144 → Potong Pasir · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (7 m) to Potong Pasir
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Potong Pasir → Dhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Potong Pasir Mrt Station6.4 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station8 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station8.7 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3471 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)17.4 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre19.6 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21021.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd20.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Potong Pasir Medical Clinic6 min
- The Family Practice-Potong Pasir6 min
- Neo Medical Centre6.2 min
Parks & green
green- Greenway South15 min
- St Michael'S Fc15.7 min
- Siang Kuang Ave Interim Pk16 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- St John's Home for the Aged12.8 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders16.8 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1518.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Potong Pasir CC5.9 min
- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.4 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)18.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library25 min
- Serangoon Public Library32.7 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 — Potong Pasir
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$704▲ 10.0%2
4 ROOMS$709▲ 26.4%1
5 ROOMS$757▲ 17.3%1
EXECUTIVES$716▲ 13.8%1