SG Block Index

Block 140 Bishan ST 12

570140 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 96 units · 9 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 140 Bishan ST 12 in Bishan scores 67.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 15.6 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 499 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 140 Bishan ST 12 in Singapore

Block 140 Bishan ST 12, Singapore 570140

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
59
Green space
68
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
75
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
62
Investors
50
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.6min
163NSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.7min
410GCCL1 transfer
Jurong East
46.8min
410GCCLEWL2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.9min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 8 min (538 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

6m1632mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (416 m) to Opp Blk 998
  2. Bus 163 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 998Toa Payoh Int · 5 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 140

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 2508 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21015.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9319.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7520.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min
  • Tan Suan Guay10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kenneth Loo Family Clinic5.1 min
  • Tan'S T & T Clinic And Surgery5.1 min
  • Medihealth Bishan Clinic & Surgery6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg14.8 min
  • Kallang Linear Park15.2 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg16.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre5.4 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home15.4 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)18.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC9.2 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)22.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)26.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library11.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library25.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library39.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 139-144 Bishan Street 12 Bishan Green0.1 min
  • Blk 135/138 Bishan Street 123 min
  • Blk 117-134 Bishan Street 124.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 140 Bishan ST 12
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 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 532513.8 min walk · 258 m
  • Stop 534093.9 min walk · 205 m
Buses that serve this block
  • GUANGYANG SEC SCH5 min walk
    410G
  • OPP BLK 9986 min walk
    163

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$1.15M · executive

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Value for money

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

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 140 Bishan ST 12 is more liveable than 44% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$825/psf for executive (as of 2026-01).

Liveability44th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 16%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-01

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 140 offers a strong liveability score (67.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get67.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds61 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 Bishan East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 140 Bishan ST 12

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$840k
median S$840k · S$610610 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
592686781Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bishan East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 140 Bishan ST 12

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room04 TO 06128S$840kS$610
Jun '255-room01 TO 03128S$935kS$679
Jul '245-room01 TO 03123S$810kS$612

Subzone medians — 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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