How far is Block 16 Joo Seng RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tai Seng Mrt Station, about 16.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 16 Joo Seng RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 100 to Aljunied, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 30 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 16?

Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre is roughly 18.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 16 Joo Seng RD?

Cedar Primary School, approximately 533 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 16 Joo Seng RD?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 16 Joo Seng RD?

It scores 59.7/100 overall: transport 30.6, food 65, schools 100, healthcare 58.6, daily needs 65.7, green space 65.4, connectivity 55.6, value 34, leisure 29.2.

Is Block 16 Joo Seng RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 59.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 57 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Joo Seng give the price trend.

Block 16 Joo Seng RD

360016 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 68 units · 18 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 16 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 59.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.2 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 18.3 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 533 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 16 Joo Seng RD in Singapore

Block 16 Joo Seng RD, Singapore 360016

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Pillar scores

Transport: 31
Food: 65
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 59
Daily needs: 66
Green space: 65
Connectivity: 56
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 29
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 60
Young Families: 65
Seniors: 58
Renters: 52
Investors: 63
EV Owners: 66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 30min
one-north: 45.4min
Jurong East: 56.8min
Changi Airport: 45.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 10 min (642 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

7m›100›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (473 m) to Aft Joo Seng RD
Bus 100 · SBS Transit
Aft Joo Seng RD → Aljunied · 6 stops · 8 min
Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min
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 · 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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3552 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre18.3 min
Circuit Road Blk 79/79A21.1 min
Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)23.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.3 min
Ho Shok MingA6.4 min
Jin Xing Video Pte. Ltd.B6.4 min
Koh Chor HwaB6.4 min
Lee Ee Hock6.6 min
Tey Ah ChengA6.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket Limited?6.6 min
Tan Pak Nang9.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery7.3 min
Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery7.3 min
G.I.F.T Medical Centre9.8 min

Parks & green

green

Macpherson Linear Pk7.7 min
Oasis@Mulberry Pk8.7 min
Butterfly Ave Pg9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

St John's Home for the Aged14.9 min
CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)20.9 min
CARElderly Senior Activity Centre21.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Bidadari CC (U/C)17.6 min
Potong Pasir CC24.4 min
MacPherson CC25.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library34.8 min
Serangoon Public Library35.5 min

EV charging

Blk 12 To 18 Joo Seng Road Joo Seng Heights1.9 min
Blk 8 Joo Seng Road Joo Seng Green4.8 min
Blk 10/11/19 To 21 Joo Seng Road5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 16 Joo Seng RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 4 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 700596 min walk · 296 m
Stop 700516.7 min walk · 283 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT JOO SENG RD6 min walk
135100

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 16 Joo Seng RD is more liveable than 7% of them but pricier than 92% — around S$956/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability7th 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 16 offers a solid liveability score (59.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get59.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+4.0%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 Joo Seng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 16 Joo Seng RD

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$820k – S$859k

median S$838k · S$577–604 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Joo Seng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 16 Joo Seng RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	5-room	16 TO 18	132 m²	S$859k	S$604
Nov '25	5-room	10 TO 12	132 m²	S$820k	S$577
Aug '25	5-room	04 TO 06	132 m²	S$838k	S$590
Apr '25	5-room	16 TO 18	132 m²	S$830k	S$584
Jan '25	5-room	16 TO 18	132 m²	S$800k	S$563
Jul '24	5-room	10 TO 12	132 m²	S$770k	S$542

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$956▲ 4.0%1

4 ROOMS$934▲ 42.0%1

5 ROOMS$594▲ 7.8%1

EXECUTIVES$624▼ 15.0%1

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