Block 21 Joo Seng RD
360021 · Joo Seng · Toa Payoh · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 58 units · 11 floors
Block 21 Joo Seng RD in Toa Payoh scores 61.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.9 minutes’ walk from Tai Seng Mrt Station MRT, 18.9 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 79/79A, and 590 m straight-line from Cedar Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 21 Joo Seng RD, Singapore 360021
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 35
- Food
- 61
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 60
- Daily needs
- 71
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 59
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 29
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 62
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 60
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 66
- EV Owners
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 27.2min
- one-north
- 46min
- Jurong East
- 54.1min
- Changi Airport
- 42.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (533 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding
- Walk 6 min (364 m) to Aft Blk 4
- Bus 100 · SBS Transit
Aft Blk 4 → Aljunied · 5 stops · 7 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 doorDistance 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 Station13.9 min
- Tai Seng Mrt Station14 min
- Bartley Mrt Station19.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A18.9 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre19.2 min
- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)20.9 min
Eateries nearby
food- Truly Group Pte Ltd4.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA5 min
- Ho Shok MingA6.1 min
- Jin Xing Video Pte. Ltd.B6.1 min
- Koh Chor HwaB6.1 min
- Lee Ee Hock6.3 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket Limited?6.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min
- Tan Pak Nang10.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthlink Medical Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
- Ysl Aljunied Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
- G.I.F.T Medical Centre10.2 min
Parks & green
green- Macpherson Linear Pk5.4 min
- Oasis@Mulberry Pk9.4 min
- Butterfly Ave Pg9.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- St John's Home for the Aged15.6 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)18.6 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre19 min
Community clubs
leisure- Bidadari CC (U/C)18.6 min
- MacPherson CC23.1 min
- Potong Pasir CC25.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library33.4 min
- Serangoon Public Library36.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 10/11/19 To 21 Joo Seng Road1.1 min
- Blk 8 Joo Seng Road Joo Seng Green5.5 min
- Blk 3 To 5 Upper Aljunied Lane Joo Seng Green6.3 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 parks, 2 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- Stop 700596.7 min walk · 274 m
- Stop 701218.5 min walk · 255 m
- AFT BLK 46 min walk100
- OPP BLK 46 min walk135
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 21 Joo Seng RD is more liveable than 11% of them but pricier than 92% — around S$956/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).
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 · leaseBlock 21 offers a solid liveability score (61.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).
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 21 Joo Seng RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 21 Joo Seng RD
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul '26 | Executive | 07 TO 09 | 146 m² | S$980k | S$624 |
| Mar '25 | Executive | 01 TO 03 | 151 m² | S$875k | S$538 |
| Feb '25 | Executive | 01 TO 03 | 146 m² | S$930k | S$592 |
| Jan '25 | Executive | 10 TO 12 | 146 m² | S$1.03m | S$655 |
| Nov '24 | Executive | 07 TO 09 | 152 m² | S$1.20m | S$733 |
Subzone medians — Joo Seng
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 21 Joo Seng RD on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.