SG Block Index

Block 453 Sin Ming Ave

570453 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 60 units · 17 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 453 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 18.3 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 387 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
23
Schools
98
Healthcare
41
Daily needs
51
Green space
88
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
31

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
67
Seniors
51
Renters
57
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.5min
410GTELEWL2 transfers
one-north
30.7min
410WCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.8min
410WCCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
73.3min
TELEWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · 2 transfers · 6 min (342 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m›410G›3m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (87 m) to Opp Blk 454
  2. Bus 410G · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 454 → Opp AI Tong Sch · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (190 m) to Bright Hill
  4. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bright Hill → Outram Park · 9 stops · 22 min
  5. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. 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 453

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
PlannedBright Hill Interchange MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 843 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)18.3 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)19.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)23 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd21 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery11.9 min
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre14.7 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic15.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Venus Green5.1 min
  • Island Gdns Walk Pg5.5 min
  • The Inglewood Pg5.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre22.5 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25726 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25726 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)18.3 min
  • Marymount CC24.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC26.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library39.7 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library39.9 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 change
3 ROOMS$478▼ 11.7%
4 ROOMS$676▼ 15.6%
5 ROOMS$770▲ 13.2%
EXECUTIVES$683▼ 4.1%
Living in Bishan →Bishan estate data →Blocks near Upper Thomson Mrt Station →Blocks near Ai Tong School →Commute to the CBD →