SG Block Index

Block 249 Yishun Ave 9

760249 · Northland · Yishun · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

53Overall / 100
Summary

Block 249 Yishun Ave 9 in Yishun scores 53.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.1 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 19.6 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 473 m straight-line from Chongfu School.

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
19
Schools
96
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
57
Green space
78
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
49

Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
63
Seniors
51
Renters
45
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.7min
803NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
one-north
51.9min
803NSLCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.4min
811TNSLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
85min
811969858BS$2.44 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 6 min (391 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 36 min riding

4m8032mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (245 m) to Opp Blk 245
  2. Bus 803 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 245Yishun · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (118 m) to Yishun
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    YishunRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 249

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
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 7625 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre19.6 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market23 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)26 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Tan Kwee Eng10.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Royal Care Medical Yishun Junction 95.1 min
  • Gooddoctors Medical Clinic6.5 min
  • Medivale Medical Clinic8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Pond Pk14.9 min
  • Yishun Neighbourhood Pk16 min
  • Yishun Pk20.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.3 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon East CC11.5 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC16.8 min
  • Yishun Link CC21.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library17.5 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Yishun planning area
Age profile
In Yishun, 15.4% of residents are under 15 and 13.1% are 65 or older.
30–348.5%
35–398.1%
55–598%
25–297.5%
Household income
32.6% of Yishun households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+7.2%
$5,000–5,9996.7%
$2,000–2,9996.5%
Dwelling mix
88.5% of Yishun households live in HDB flats; 11.2% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats42.5%
HDB 3 room flats21.9%
HDB 5 room and executive flats18.6%
Condominiums and other apartments9.2%
Household size
37.9% of Yishun households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.3%
3-person22.2%
4-person20.6%
1-person15.6%
In education
Of Yishun residents currently in education, 20.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.8%
Secondary24.5%
University11.1%
Polytechnic9.7%
Commute to work
60.4% of working Yishun residents commute by public transport; 23.9% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus30%
Car16.1%
MRT LRT only14%
Bus13.8%

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

Resale context — Northland

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$614▲ 9.6%
4 ROOMS$480▼ 6.2%
5 ROOMS$526▲ 3.1%
EXECUTIVES$552▲ 10.2%
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