SG Block Index

Block 609 Yishun ST 61

760609 · Yishun South · Yishun · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 609 Yishun ST 61 in Yishun scores 57.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Khatib Mrt Station MRT, 18.1 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 525 m straight-line from Northland Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
24
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
58
Green space
82
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
73

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
52
Renters
52
Investors
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.1min
965NSLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
48.4min
965NSLCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49.9min
965NSLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
72.1min
858S$2.42 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 6 min (374 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m9653mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (160 m) to Blk 608
  2. Bus 965 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 608Opp Khatib · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (186 m) to Khatib
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    KhatibRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 609

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 6253 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre18.1 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market23.3 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)26.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Yishun)6.3 min
  • Northland Family Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • United Health Family Clinic & Surgery8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Pond Pk14.3 min
  • Yishun Pk15.7 min
  • Lower Seletar Reservoir Park22.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services21.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon South CC (U/C)11.1 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC13.9 min
  • Nee Soon East CC19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library16.6 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 — Yishun South

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$746▲ 5.7%
3 ROOMS$597▼ 5.0%
4 ROOMS$449▼ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 8.7%
EXECUTIVES$685▲ 23.0%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$634▲ 6.2%
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