How far is Block 279 Toh Guan RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bukit Batok Mrt Station, about 18.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 279 Toh Guan RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 105 to Clementi, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 41 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 279?

Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre) is roughly 16.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 279 Toh Guan RD?

Yuhua Primary School, approximately 714 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 279 Toh Guan RD?

Approximately 71 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1998 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 279 Toh Guan RD?

It scores 60.6/100 overall: transport 37.1, food 67.1, schools 100, healthcare 68.2, daily needs 57.7, green space 42.5, connectivity 59.9, value 62, leisure 48.9.

Is Block 279 Toh Guan RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 60.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 71 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 Toh Guan give the price trend.

Block 279 Toh Guan RD

600279 · Toh Guan · Jurong East · Built 1997 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 111 units · 21 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 279 Toh Guan RD in Jurong East scores 60.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.6 minutes’ walk from Bukit Batok Mrt Station MRT, 16.4 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 714 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 279 Toh Guan RD in Singapore

Block 279 Toh Guan RD, Singapore 600279

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Pillar scores

Transport: 37
Food: 67
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 58
Green space: 43
Connectivity: 60
Value (lease): 62
Leisure: 49
EV charging: 56

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 61
Young Families: 65
Seniors: 59
Renters: 53
Investors: 48
EV Owners: 57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 40.8min
one-north: 32.5min
Jurong East: 16.2min
Changi Airport: 75.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 6 min (352 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m›105›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (231 m) to Blk 284
Bus 105 · SBS Transit
Blk 284 → Clementi · 8 stops · 13 min
Walk 2 min (93 m) to Clementi
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Clementi → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 20 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

PlannedToh Guan MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 498 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)16.4 min
Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)23.4 min
Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre32.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
Shafen Supermarket & Trading (S) Pte. Ltd.14.2 min
Tay Chong Beng17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Toh Guan Family Clinic3.5 min
Eastern Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd12.1 min
Healthlife Family Clinic12.6 min

Parks & green

green

Chinese Gardens29.5 min
Japanese Gardens32.8 min
Burgundy Crescent Playground33.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)19 min
Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)21.3 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre26.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Yuhua CC18 min
Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)21.1 min
Bukit Batok East CC (U/C)29.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Jurong Regional Library21 min
Bukit Batok Public Library21.1 min

EV charging

Toh Guan View8.9 min
Blk 241/245 Jurong East Street 249.7 min
Blk 288F Jurong East Street 21 Multi Storey Car Park10.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 279 Toh Guan RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 286414.7 min walk · 197 m
Stop 286494.9 min walk · 214 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2844 min walk
105

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 · Jurong East planning area

Age profile: In Jurong East, 11.4% of residents are under 15 and 19.1% are 65 or older.; 60–648.5%
55–597.9%
65–697.6%
45–497.5%
Household income: 33.2% of Jurong East households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person15.6%
$20,000+9.6%
$3,000–3,9996.5%
$5,000–5,9996.3%
Dwelling mix: 90.6% of Jurong East households live in HDB flats; 9.1% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats31.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats29.2%
HDB 3 room flats26.3%
Condominiums and other apartments9.1%
Household size: 40.9% of Jurong East households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person24.4%
3-person22%
4-person19.3%
1-person16.5%
In education: Of Jurong East residents currently in education, 28% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary29.5%
Secondary25.3%
University16.2%
Polytechnic11.8%
Commute to work: 59.8% of working Jurong East residents commute by public transport; 24.4% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus27.7%
Bus20.5%
Car15.7%
No transport required9.7%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$688k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 279 Toh Guan RD is more liveable than 12% of them but pricier than 59% — around S$581/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability12th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 41%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room 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 279 offers a solid liveability score (60.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get60.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+0.1%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds71 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 Toh Guan. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 279 Toh Guan RD

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$818k

median S$818k · S$633–633 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$659k

median S$659k · S$612–612 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Toh Guan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 279 Toh Guan RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	5-room	16 TO 18	120 m²	S$818k	S$633
Sep '25	5-room	13 TO 15	120 m²	S$818k	S$633
Jul '25	4-room	16 TO 18	100 m²	S$659k	S$612
Feb '25	5-room	13 TO 15	121 m²	S$830k	S$637
Sep '24	4-room	07 TO 09	101 m²	S$608k	S$559
Aug '24	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$742k	S$570
Jul '24	4-room	04 TO 06	101 m²	S$520k	S$478
Jul '24	5-room	04 TO 06	120 m²	S$800k	S$619

Subzone medians — Toh Guan

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$555▲ 3.9%1

4 ROOMS$615▲ 16.7%1

5 ROOMS$581▲ 0.1%2

EXECUTIVES$581▼ 9.5%1

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