SG Block Index

Block 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3

350142 · Potong Pasir · Toa Payoh · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 159 units · 18 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3 in Toa Payoh scores 75.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.4 minutes’ walk from Potong Pasir Mrt Station MRT, 16.6 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 289 m straight-line from St Andrew'S School (Junior).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3, Singapore 350142

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
68
Schools
99
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
79
Green space
88
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
46
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
74
Renters
75
Investors
58
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.7min
NELNSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.2min
NELCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.1min
NELEWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.5min
133EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 10 min (630 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 11 min riding

6mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (397 m) to Potong Pasir
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Potong PasirDhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 142

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 3585 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre16.6 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)20.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)22 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.4 min
  • Tan Pak Nang19 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?21.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Potong Pasir Medical Clinic1.7 min
  • The Family Practice-Potong Pasir1.7 min
  • Da Clinic @ Potong Pasir3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Greenway South12 min
  • Siang Kuang Ave Interim Pk13 min
  • St Michael'S Fc14.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged9.8 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders21.4 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 1522.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Potong Pasir CC1.5 min
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)15.5 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)17 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library29.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101 To 109 Potong Pasir Avenue 14.3 min
  • Blk 121 To 133 Potong Pasir Avenue 15.6 min
  • Blk 134 To 142 Potong Pasir Avenue 36.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 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 610991.6 min walk · 95 m
  • Stop 610612 min walk · 137 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 1017 min walk
    133

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
good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3 is more liveable than 69% of them but pricier than 53% — around S$647/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability69th 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 142 offers a strong liveability score (75.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get75.7/100overall 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 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$590k – S$625k
median S$608k · S$741785 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$755k
median S$755k · S$674674 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.25m
median S$1.25m · S$766766 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
559684809Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Potong Pasir (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room01 TO 03104S$755kS$674
Dec '255-room10 TO 12152S$1.25mS$766
Nov '253-room04 TO 0674S$590kS$741
Aug '253-room04 TO 0674S$625kS$785
Nov '243-room04 TO 0674S$583kS$732

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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