SG Block Index

Block 25 Sin Ming RD

570025 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 198 units · 12 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 25 Sin Ming RD in Bishan scores 68.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 715 m straight-line from Catholic High School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 25 Sin Ming RD in Singapore

Block 25 Sin Ming RD, Singapore 570025

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
87
Schools
98
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
63
Green space
62
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
58
EV charging
44
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
68
Renters
66
Investors
48
EV Owners
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.5min
410GTELEWL2 transfers
one-north
30.7min
130CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.8min
130CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
73.9min
130EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · 2 transfers · 8 min (458 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 24 min riding

6m410G0mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (382 m) to Sin Ming Plaza
  2. Bus 410G · SBS Transit
    Sin Ming PlazaUpp Thomson · 2 stops · 1 min
  3. Walk 0 min (10 m) to Upper Thomson
  4. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Upper ThomsonOutram Park · 8 stops · 19 min
  5. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 25

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)6.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)25.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 341 (Teck Ghee Court)26.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic4.3 min
  • L & L Family Medicine Clinic5.8 min
  • Horizon Medical Centre6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pintau Pg4.8 min
  • Thomson Pk7.3 min
  • Jalan Sembilang Park9.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre6 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 20824.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Ang Mo Kio 318) Senior Activity Centre27.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)8.5 min
  • Marymount CC16.8 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library24.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library35.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 301-313 Shunfu Road Shunfu Gardens9.1 min
  • Bishan Point14.2 min
  • Blk 246-256 Bishan Street 2217.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 25 Sin Ming RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 4 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 531893.6 min walk · 103 m
  • Stop 531714.3 min walk · 168 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 252 min walk
    130
  • SIN MING PLAZA6 min walk
    410G

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$912k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 25 Sin Ming RD is more liveable than 37% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability37th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 9%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 25 offers a strong liveability score (68.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get68.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds47 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Upper Thomson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 25 Sin Ming RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$460k – S$520k
median S$518k · S$486549 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
414595777Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 25 Sin Ming RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room10 TO 1288S$460kS$486
Apr '264-room10 TO 1288S$520kS$549
Oct '254-room07 TO 0988S$518kS$547
May '254-room10 TO 1288S$512kS$541
May '254-room07 TO 0988S$508kS$536
Jan '254-room07 TO 0988S$495kS$523
Dec '244-room01 TO 0388S$425kS$449
Sep '244-room01 TO 0388S$442kS$467
Jul '244-room04 TO 0688S$435kS$459

Subzone medians — 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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