SG Block Index

Block 187 Bishan ST 13

570187 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 187 Bishan ST 13 in Bishan scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.8 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 22.6 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 328 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
8
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
70
Green space
90
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
96

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
25.4min
NSLS$1.82 · direct
one-north
24.9min
CCLS$1.90 · direct
Jurong East
39min
CCLEWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
44.6min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.82 · no transfers · 8 min (534 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 17 min riding

8mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (506 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 187

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 1953 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21022.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)25 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9326.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Prudence Family Clinic3.5 min
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan6.2 min
  • Tp Sim Family Clinic & Surgery7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Linear Park10.4 min
  • Clover Way Pg12.2 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.3 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home21.1 min
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre23.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC3 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)18.6 min
  • Teck Ghee CC33.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library5.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library32.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library44.8 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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