SG Block Index

Block 705 Yishun Ave 5

760705 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 705 Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 72.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 2.5 minutes from Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market, and 193 m straight-line from Jiemin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
84
Green space
85
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
79
Seniors
70
Renters
69
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.2min
670NSL1 transfer
one-north
52.4min
670NSLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
49.8min
969NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
79.3min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.46 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (449 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m6704mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (174 m) to Blk 731
  2. Bus 670 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 731Opp Khatib · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 4 min (248 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 705

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 7268 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market2.5 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)5.6 min
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre25.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Citizen Family Clinic And Surgery2.8 min
  • Lifecare Family Clinic & Surgery2.8 min
  • Healthway Medical4.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Platina Rd Pg9.7 min
  • Goodlink Pk Pg11 min
  • Sembawang Hot Spring Park14.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.2 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services30.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Chong Pang CC2.2 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC11.3 min
  • Nee Soon East CC14.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library11.4 min
  • Sembawang Public Library34.6 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 West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$587▲ 7.9%
4 ROOMS$524▲ 1.7%
5 ROOMS$470▼ 2.9%
EXECUTIVES$647▲ 24.1%
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