SG Block Index

Block 156 Bishan ST 13

570156 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 114 units · 22 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 156 Bishan ST 13 in Bishan scores 61.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.2 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 13.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 473 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
44
Food
49
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
48
Green space
88
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
60
Renters
55
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.8min
71NSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.8min
71410GCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
47.4min
410WCCLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.6min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 6 min (385 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 21 min riding

3m›71›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (160 m) to Blk 151a Mkt
  2. Bus 71 · SBS Transit
    Blk 151a Mkt → Opp Bishan · 3 stops · 4 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 156

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 2640 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21013.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9319.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)20.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kenneth Loo Family Clinic3.5 min
  • Tan'S T & T Clinic And Surgery3.5 min
  • Bishan Grace Clinic4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Linear Park12.1 min
  • Carmichael Rd Pg13.5 min
  • Chiltern Drive Interim Park18.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.5 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home9.9 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC12.3 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)19.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)22.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library15 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library25.6 min
  • Serangoon Public Library33.6 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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