SG Block Index

Block 186 Bishan ST 13

570186 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 186 Bishan ST 13 in Bishan scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.1 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 21.8 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 214 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
11
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
63
Green space
100
Connectivity
72
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
97

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
76
Seniors
64
Renters
68
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.6min
NSLS$1.82 · direct
one-north
27.1min
CCLS$1.90 · direct
Jurong East
41.1min
CCLEWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
46.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.82 · no transfers · 11 min (674 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 17 min riding

10mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (646 m) to Bishan
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles Place · 9 stops · 17 min
  3. 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 186

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 2029 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21021.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)27.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9327.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Prudence Family Clinic6.8 min
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan8.5 min
  • Medihealth Bishan Clinic & Surgery9.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Linear Park7.4 min
  • Clover Way Pg14.8 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg17.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre8.6 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home18.2 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP5)24.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC5.7 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)19.8 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)30.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library8.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library33.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library41.9 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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