SG Block Index

Block 17 Toh YI DR

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

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 17 Toh YI DR in Bukit Timah scores 76.6/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
90
Schools
98
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
88
Green space
72
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
45

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
75
Renters
73
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.1min
DTLNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.9min
DTLCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.5min
77NSLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
65.7min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers

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

8mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (509 m) to Beauty World
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Beauty WorldNewton · 6 stops · 13 min
  3. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 17

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

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

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

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).

Resale context — Anak Bukit

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$871
4 ROOMS$826▲ 7.2%
5 ROOMS$951▲ 9.5%
EXECUTIVES$890▲ 15.9%
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