SG Block Index

Block 454 Sin Ming Ave

570454 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 100 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 454 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 17.2 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 318 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
27
Schools
100
Healthcare
49
Daily needs
52
Green space
86
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
36

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
70
Seniors
55
Renters
60
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.6min
410GTELEWL2 transfers
one-north
32.7min
52CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.8min
52CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
73.4min
TELEWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · 2 transfers · 6 min (353 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m›410G›3m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (97 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 454

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)17.2 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)20.3 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)20.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd19.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery9.4 min
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre13.6 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic14.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • The Inglewood Pg4.4 min
  • Venus Green5.7 min
  • Island Gdns Walk Pg6.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre20 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25723.7 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25723.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)17.2 min
  • Marymount CC21.7 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC24.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library37.2 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library37.6 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 change
3 ROOMS$478▼ 11.7%
4 ROOMS$676▼ 15.6%
5 ROOMS$770▲ 13.2%
EXECUTIVES$683▼ 4.1%
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