SG Block Index

Block 9 Joo Seng RD

360009 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 146 units · 18 floors

67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 9 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 67/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Woodleigh Mrt Station MRT, 14.8 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 426 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
46
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
75
Green space
68
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
60
Investors
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.2min
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.4min
100CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.1min
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
40.7min
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (341 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m1002mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (172 m) to Aft Joo Seng RD
  2. Bus 100 · SBS Transit
    Aft Joo Seng RDAljunied · 6 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 9

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 3755 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre14.8 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A19.1 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)22.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?2.6 min
  • Tan Pak Nang5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
  • Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
  • G.I.F.T Medical Centre5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk4.7 min
  • Butterfly Ave Pg5.1 min
  • Macpherson Linear Pk6.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St John's Home for the Aged11 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)18 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre20.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)14.1 min
  • Potong Pasir CC20.5 min
  • MacPherson CC23.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library30.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library32 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 — 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%
Living in Toa PayohToa Payoh estate data →Blocks near Woodleigh Mrt StationBlocks near Cedar Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →