How far is Block 403 Sin Ming Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bright Hill Mrt Station, about 1.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 403 Sin Ming Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take Thomson–East Coast Line to Outram Park, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 34 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 403?

Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 17 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 403 Sin Ming Ave?

Ai Tong School, approximately 257 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 403 Sin Ming Ave?

Approximately 59 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1986 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 403 Sin Ming Ave?

It scores 67.7/100 overall: transport 91.7, food 64.7, schools 99.6, healthcare 59.4, daily needs 35.1, green space 77.1, connectivity 57.6, value 38, leisure 39.6.

Is Block 403 Sin Ming Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 67.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 59 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Upper Thomson give the price trend.

Block 403 Sin Ming Ave

570403 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 136 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 403 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 67.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.9 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 17 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre), and 257 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 403 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 403 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570403

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Pillar scores

Transport: 92
Food: 65
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 59
Daily needs: 35
Green space: 77
Connectivity: 58
Value (lease): 38
Leisure: 40
EV charging: 86

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 68
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 61
Renters: 65
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 33.6min
one-north: 28.5min
Jurong East: 42.6min
Changi Airport: 68.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 6 min (379 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (313 m) to Bright Hill
Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
Bright Hill → Outram Park · 9 stops · 22 min
Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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

PlannedBright Hill Interchange MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 316 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)17 min
Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)19.1 min
Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)21.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.2 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd20.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
Esteemed Medical Clinic16.2 min
Trucare Medical And Surgery18.1 min

Parks & green

green

Fulton Ave Pg4.7 min
The Inglewood Pg8 min
Island Gdns Walk Pg9.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25720 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 25720 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 20821.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Marymount CC17.3 min
Ang Mo Kio CC20.5 min
Kebun Baru CC22.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Ang Mo Kio Public Library33.9 min
Bishan Public Library37.7 min

EV charging

Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden3.7 min
Bishan Point5.9 min
Kebun Baru Palm View15.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 403 Sin Ming Ave

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 3 parks, 1 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 533593.9 min walk · 248 m
Stop 533514 min walk · 264 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$912k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 403 Sin Ming Ave is more liveable than 35% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability35th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 9%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 403 offers a strong liveability score (67.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get67.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+13.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds59 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 Upper Thomson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 403 Sin Ming Ave

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$575k

median S$575k · S$835–835 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$685k

median S$685k · S$715–715 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 403 Sin Ming Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$575k	S$835
Aug '25	4-room	01 TO 03	89 m²	S$685k	S$715
Jun '25	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$535k	S$777
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	64 m²	S$556k	S$807
Feb '25	4-room	04 TO 06	84 m²	S$685k	S$758
Nov '24	4-room	07 TO 09	89 m²	S$770k	S$804
Aug '24	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$540k	S$784

Subzone medians — Upper Thomson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$478▼ 11.7%1

4 ROOMS$676▼ 15.6%1

5 ROOMS$770▲ 13.2%2

EXECUTIVES$683▼ 4.1%1

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