Block 449 Sin Ming Ave
570449 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 12 floors
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 449 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 60.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.5 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 15.3 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 356 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 82
- Food
- 34
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 45
- Daily needs
- 54
- Green space
- 80
- Connectivity
- 49
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 37
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 58
- Investors
- 50
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 38.4min
- one-north
- 33.3min
- Jurong East
- 47.4min
- Changi Airport
- 73.4min
TELEWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
TELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
TELCCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
TELEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap38 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 13 min (846 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding
12m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 12 min (779 m) to Upper Thomson
- Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
Upper Thomson → Outram Park · 8 stops · 19 min - Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Upper Thomson Mrt Station5.5 min
- Upper Thomson Mrt Station7.4 min
- Bright Hill Mrt Station8 min
PlannedBright Hill Interchange MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 816 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)15.3 min
- Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)21.8 min
- Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)22.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.5 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery11.4 min
- The Flame Tree Medical Centre11.7 min
- Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic12.6 min
Parks & green
green- Jalan Sembilang Park5.5 min
- The Inglewood Pg6.8 min
- Venus Green7.2 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Ai Tong School356 m
- Catholic High School1552 m
- Ang Mo Kio Primary School1572 m
Eldercare centres
care- COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre19.7 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25725.7 min
- Thk Sac @ Amk 25725.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Thomson CC (U/C)15.3 min
- Marymount CC22.9 min
- Ang Mo Kio CC26.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Bishan Public Library37.2 min
- Ang Mo Kio Public Library39.6 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 — Upper Thomson
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$478▼ 11.7%1
4 ROOMS$676▼ 15.6%1
5 ROOMS$770▲ 13.2%2
EXECUTIVES$683▼ 4.1%1