SG Block Index

Block 118 Bishan ST 12

570118 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 118 Bishan ST 12 in Bishan scores 70.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 15.6 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 575 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
33
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
79
Green space
78
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
89

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
76
Seniors
68
Renters
70
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.5min
50NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.1min
CCLS$1.90 · direct
Jurong East
43.2min
CCLEWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
48.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 10 min (613 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

7m›50›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (388 m) to Blk 115
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Blk 115 → Opp Bishan · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (197 m) to Bishan
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bishan → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 17 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 118

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
PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2187 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21015.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9319.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)20 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
  • Tan Suan Guay5.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan3.8 min
  • Lifeline Bishan Medical Clinic3.8 min
  • Medihealth Bishan Clinic & Surgery4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg10.1 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg12.2 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg13.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre8.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)18.8 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home18.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC4.7 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)22.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)26.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library7.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library25.7 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bishan planning area
Age profile
In Bishan, 12.4% of residents are under 15 and 18.3% are 65 or older.
60–648.2%
55–598%
25–297.9%
45–497.7%
Household income
49.9% of Bishan households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+23.3%
No working person15%
$15,000–17,4996.1%
$17,500–19,9995.4%
Dwelling mix
69.8% of Bishan households live in HDB flats; 29.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats33.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats26.2%
Condominiums and other apartments19.6%
Landed properties10.3%
Household size
36.7% of Bishan households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person21.6%
3-person21%
4-person20.8%
1-person15.1%
In education
Of Bishan residents currently in education, 28.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.2%
Secondary23.6%
University19.6%
Post secondary9.2%
Commute to work
57.9% of working Bishan residents commute by public transport; 32.5% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus27.7%
Car27.1%
MRT LRT only16.6%
Bus11.8%

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

Resale context — Bishan East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$816▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$634▼ 16.7%
5 ROOMS$680▼ 7.1%
EXECUTIVES$825▲ 2.7%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$782—
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