How far is Block 17 Toh YI DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Beauty World Mrt Station, about 5.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 17 Toh YI DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Downtown Line to Newton, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 37 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 17?

Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market is roughly 4.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 17 Toh YI DR?

Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, approximately 452 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 17 Toh YI DR?

Approximately 61 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1988 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 17 Toh YI DR?

It scores 78.6/100 overall: transport 81.4, food 95, schools 98.1, healthcare 70, daily needs 87.9, green space 72.2, connectivity 63.6, value 42, leisure 45.

Is Block 17 Toh YI DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 61 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 Anak Bukit give the price trend.

Block 17 Toh YI DR

590017 · Anak Bukit · Bukit Timah · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 138 units · 14 floors

2 upcoming development sites within 1 km

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 17 Toh YI DR in Bukit Timah scores 78.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Beauty World Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market, and 452 m straight-line from Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 17 Toh YI DR in Singapore

Block 17 Toh YI DR, Singapore 590017

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Pillar scores

Transport: 81
Food: 95
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 88
Green space: 72
Connectivity: 64
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 45
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 76
Renters: 74
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 37.1min
one-north: 31.9min
Jurong East: 25.5min
Changi Airport: 65.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 11 min (681 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

8m›DTL›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (509 m) to Beauty World
Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Beauty World → Newton · 6 stops · 13 min
Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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

PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1382 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market4.9 min
Bukit Timah Market6.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chen Ji Food Holding Pte. Ltd.B2.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.7 min
Pin Wei Food Holdings Pte. Ltd.B2.7 min
Poh Chye Sing2.7 min
Low Bee Seah3.1 min
7Th Mile Coffee Pte. Ltd.3.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Zac Meat & Poultry Pte Ltd7.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Shenton Medical Group3.1 min
Cheong Medical Clinic4.7 min
Tang Family Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green

Eng Kong Garden Pg9.8 min
Hoover Park (Lor Pisang Hijau Playground)10.3 min
Savoy Pk Pg12.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School452 m
Bukit Timah Primary School672 m
Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1384 m

Eldercare centres

care

Presbyterian Community Services4.2 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre32 min
Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)39.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Bukit Timah CC (Pending U/C)5.2 min
Bukit Batok East CC (U/C)30.9 min
Clementi CC46.4 min

EV charging

Blk 1-19 Toh Yi Drive Toh Yi Gardens2.9 min
Blk 1-19 Toh Yi Drive Toh Yi Gardens2.9 min
Blk 21 Toh Yi Drive3.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 17 Toh YI DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 421613.5 min walk · 59 m
Stop 421694.1 min walk · 146 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 182 min walk
77

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 · Bukit Timah planning area

Age profile: In Bukit Timah, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older.; 45–498.6%
50–547.8%
40–447.4%
55–596.8%
Household income: 65.4% of Bukit Timah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+45.4%
No working person15.6%
$15,000–17,4995.1%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix: 10.2% of Bukit Timah households live in HDB flats; 89.3% in condominiums or landed homes.; Condominiums and other apartments52.1%
Landed properties37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats4.2%
HDB 4 room flats3.5%
Household size: 25.8% of Bukit Timah households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.; 4-person20.8%
5-person18.3%
3-person17.9%
2-person15.8%
In education: Of Bukit Timah residents currently in education, 23.6% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary34.8%
Secondary24.2%
University20%
Post secondary9.3%
Commute to work: 36.1% of working Bukit Timah residents commute by public transport; 54.1% drive or ride.; Car49.2%
MRT LRT only13.8%
MRT LRT and bus13.5%
No transport required8.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Timah planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.25M · executive

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 17 Toh YI DR is more liveable than 97% of them but pricier than 97% — around S$890/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability97th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 3%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 17 offers a strong liveability score (78.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get78.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+15.9%executive median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds61 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 Anak Bukit. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 17 Toh YI DR

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.05m – S$1.27m

median S$1.22m · S$762–967 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Anak Bukit (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 17 Toh YI DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	04 TO 06	128 m²	S$1.05m	S$762
Aug '25	5-room	10 TO 12	122 m²	S$1.27m	S$967
Jul '25	5-room	07 TO 09	128 m²	S$1.22m	S$885
Feb '25	4-room	13 TO 15	104 m²	S$930k	S$831
Feb '25	4-room	13 TO 15	104 m²	S$850k	S$759
Oct '24	4-room	04 TO 06	104 m²	S$898k	S$802
Oct '24	5-room	10 TO 12	122 m²	S$1.24m	S$943

Subzone medians — Anak Bukit

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$871—1

4 ROOMS$826▲ 7.2%1

5 ROOMS$951▲ 9.5%1

EXECUTIVES$890▲ 15.9%2

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Timah →Bukit Timah estate data →Blocks near Beauty World Mrt Station →Blocks near Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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