SG Block Index

Block 252 Bishan ST 22

570252 · Marymount · Bishan · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 60 units · 21 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 252 Bishan ST 22 in Bishan scores 70.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.2 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 10 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 341 (Teck Ghee Court), and 852 m straight-line from Catholic High School.

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
67
Green space
100
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
81

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
77
Seniors
70
Renters
66
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
31.3min
88NSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.6min
851CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.6min
851CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
73.7min
851EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 5 min (325 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 22 min riding

3m›88›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (206 m) to Blk 254
  2. Bus 88 · SBS Transit
    Blk 254 → Bishan · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (92 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 252

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 341 (Teck Ghee Court)10 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)12.8 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)13.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 1 Bishan Medical7.9 min
  • Aspen Clinic7.9 min
  • RafflesMedical7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (River Plains)4.8 min
  • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)12.7 min
  • Jln Pintau Pg15.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Ang Mo Kio 318) Senior Activity Centre10.4 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 20810.6 min
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre14 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Marymount CC8.6 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)8.8 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC13.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library20.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library23.6 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 — Marymount

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$772▲ 10.2%
5 ROOMS$774▲ 8.4%
EXECUTIVES$757▼ 0.9%
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