Toa Payoh is HDB's second satellite town after Queenstown and is an excellent place for both residents and tourists alike. This well developed housing estate is a famous residential area in Singapore. Spanning over an area of 8 sq km with an estimated 150,000 residents, it has more than 36600 flat units with the majority being 3-room and 4-room flats. Owing to the high sales of apartments in this area, more residential areas are slated to come up in this region in the coming years.

Toa Payoh, also known as the "big swamp land", used to be the place where people in the olden days engaged in farming and pig rearing. It has since then undergone a massive transformation to serve as a focal point for shopping and recreational needs for its residents. The HDB estate located in Toa Payoh is home to the Housing and Development Board's headquarters and is integrated with Singapore's first fully air-conditioned Toa Payoh Bus Interchange as well as Toa Payoh MRT Station. These facilities coupled with the ideal weather and living conditions in this city have lead to overwhelming demand for the Toa Payoh HDB estate.

Location Specifics

The Toa Payoh HDB estate is situated in the Central region of Singapore. The neighboring regions of Toa Payoh are Balestier (D12), Novena (D11), Potong Pasir (D13), Thomson (D11, D13).

Toa Payoh has been divided into eleven sub-zones which aid in its administration and future developments. These sub-zones are:

• Marymount

• Toa Payoh Central

• Braddell

• Boon Teck

• Kallang

• Pei Chun

• Kim Keat

• Woodleigh

• Potong Pasir

• Sennet

• Paya Lebar

All these sub-zones are ladened with great opportunities for residents to both work and play.

Transportation network

Toa Payoh HDB Estate provides its residents with good transport facilities that keep this area well connected with the other parts of Singapore. Two commonly used modes of transportation are roadways and railways.

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) provides services that comes at regular intervals of 2 to 8 minutes and are generally inexpensive. A huge percentage of the commuters use it for their traveling. Some of the stations that are found in close proximity to the Toa Payoh HDB estate are Toa Payoh MRT (NS19), Braddell MRT (NS18), and Novena MRT (NS20). These are all underground stations.

Residents of Toa Payoh HDB Estate also have access to a bus terminal where people can get a wide variety of buses travelling towards different parts of Singapore. Singapore Bus Services (SBS) operates regular buses in this region. Some of the services in Toa Payoh are:

SBS Feeder services - 231G, 231W, 232, 235,238

SBS Transit - 8, 26, 28, 31, 73, 88, 90, 139, 142, 143, 145, 155, 157, 159, 163, 535

Road transportation is thus hassle free and convenient. Taxis can also be used for traveling at a higher fee.

Educational institutes

Residents of Toa Payoh HDB Estate have access to a number of good institutes. These institutes are located not very far from the Toa Payoh HDB estate and thus are very convenient for the residents.

Some of the reputed educational institutes are:

Primary Schools

• Kheng Cheng school

• Pei Chun Public School

• First Toa Payoh Primary School

Secondary Schools

• CHIJ secondary School (Toa Payoh)

• Beatty Secondary School

• First Toa Payoh Secondary School

Tertiary institutions

• Saint Andrew's Junior College

• Raffles Junior College

• Curtin University of Technology

• ITE College West

Facilities/Amenities

All the essential facilities for a good standard of living can be found within the Toa Payoh HDB Estate. The resident's cultural and religious aspect is also well provided for. There are places of worship, clubs, communities, shopping centers, restaurants and other such recreational centers for the entertainment of the residents of Toa Payoh HDB Estate.

Some of the noted facilities found near Toa Payoh HDB estate are:

Shopping Centers

• Balestier Plaza

• Balester Hill Shopping Centre

• Square 2

Dine-Out Places

• Bistro Delifrance

• Fortunate Restaurant

• Kopitiam

Community Centers and Clubs

• Central Singapore CDC Main Office

• Victory Family Centre

• Safra Toa Payoh Club House

Healthcare Facilities

• United Medicare Centre

• ParkwayHealth Day Surgery & Medical Centre

• Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre

Places of Worship

• Seah Wong Kong

• Church of the Risen Christ

• Masjid Muhajirin

• Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple

Others

• Toa Payoh Community Library

• Sime Golf Course

• Balestier Cineplex

Toa Payoh HDB Estate is a thriving upcoming settlement with cinema theaters, hawker centers, coffee shops, a community library, golf course, landscaped park and many more recreational fields. These facilities make it a craved property for its buyers and is worth the expenditure as it provides all the facilities one require in a day to day life.

Did you know...

• The Toa Payoh area is the oldest area in Singapore.

• Prior to his migration to Australia, Toa Payoh was the area famous author Neil Humphreys resided in.