SG Block Index

Block 117 Bishan ST 12

570117 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 92 units · 25 floors

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 117 Bishan ST 12 in Bishan scores 71.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 16.4 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 548 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
30
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
77
Green space
84
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
91

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
69
Renters
71
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.2min
50NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.6min
55CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.7min
55CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.9min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 9 min (561 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

5m›50›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (336 m) to Blk 115
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Blk 115 → Opp Bishan · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (197 m) to Bishan
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bishan → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 17 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 117

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 2151 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21016.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9320.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)20.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Tan Suan Guay6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan2.8 min
  • Tp Sim Family Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Medihealth Bishan Clinic & Surgery4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg9.1 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg11.2 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg12.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home19 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)19.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC3.6 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)22.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)27.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library6.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library26.5 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 — Bishan East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$816▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$634▼ 16.7%
5 ROOMS$680▼ 7.1%
EXECUTIVES$825▲ 2.7%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$782—
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