Block 16 Joo Seng RD
360016 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 68 units · 18 floors
52Overall / 100
Summary
Block 16 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 52/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 31
- Food
- 23
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 59
- Daily needs
- 66
- Green space
- 65
- Connectivity
- 56
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 29
Who it suits
- Overall
- 52
- Young Families
- 60
- Seniors
- 50
- Renters
- 46
- Investors
- 59
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
100EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
135CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
100EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
100EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 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
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- Tai Seng Mrt Station16.2 min
- Tai Seng Mrt Station16.3 min
- Woodleigh Mrt Station17.9 min
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
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-lineEldercare 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
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 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