SG Block Index

Block 3 Upp Aljunied Lane

360003 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 3 Upp Aljunied Lane in Toa Payoh scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 79/79A, and 510 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 3 Upp Aljunied Lane in Singapore

Block 3 Upp Aljunied Lane, Singapore 360003

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
80
Green space
72
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
39
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
70
Seniors
64
Renters
62
Investors
59
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.8min
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.6min
135CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.6min
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
41.2min
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (422 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding

4m1002mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (253 m) to Aft Blk 4
  2. Bus 100 · SBS Transit
    Aft Blk 4Aljunied · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 3

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3807 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A17.5 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre17.5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)19.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?2.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
  • Tan Pak Nang5.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery0.1 min
  • Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery0.1 min
  • G.I.F.T Medical Centre5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Macpherson Linear Pk3.4 min
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk5.6 min
  • Butterfly Ave Pg7.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged12.8 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)17 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre17.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)16.8 min
  • MacPherson CC21.7 min
  • Potong Pasir CC22 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library29.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 3 To 5 Upper Aljunied Lane Joo Seng Green1 min
  • Blk 8 Joo Seng Road Joo Seng Green3.6 min
  • Blk 10/11/19 To 21 Joo Seng Road5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 3 Upp Aljunied Lane
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 supermarkets, 5 parks, 3 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 700594 min walk · 194 m
  • Stop 701214.1 min walk · 272 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT BLK 44 min walk
    100
  • OPP BLK 44 min walk
    135

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$669k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 3 Upp Aljunied Lane is more liveable than 17% of them but pricier than 92% — around S$956/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability17th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 8%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 3 offers a solid liveability score (64.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get64.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+4.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds41 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 Joo Seng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 3 Upp Aljunied Lane

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$350k
median S$350k · S$570570 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
515583651Sep '24Apr '25Nov '25
Monthly resale volume — Joo Seng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 3 Upp Aljunied Lane

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '253-room04 TO 0657S$350kS$570
Jun '253-room04 TO 0657S$340kS$554
Feb '253-room04 TO 0657S$340kS$554
Oct '243-room04 TO 0657S$331kS$539

Subzone medians — Joo Seng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$956▲ 4.0%
4 ROOMS$934▲ 42.0%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 7.8%
EXECUTIVES$624▼ 15.0%
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