SG Block Index

Block 405 Sin Ming Ave

570405 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

75Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 405 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 74.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.8 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre), and 317 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 405 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 405 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570405

Pillar scores

Transport
94
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
61
Green space
90
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
52
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
79
Seniors
71
Renters
73
Investors
56
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.2min
52NSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
30min
TELCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.1min
TELCCLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
70.1min
TELEWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 7 min (445 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m522mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (325 m) to Opp Bright Hill TP
  2. Bus 52 · SBS Transit
    Opp Bright Hill TPBishan · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Bishan
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 405

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 171 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)13 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)15.2 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)21.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Esteemed Medical Clinic12.2 min
  • Trucare Medical And Surgery14.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Fulton Ave Pg3.8 min
  • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)6.7 min
  • The Inglewood Pg10.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25716 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25716 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 20817.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Marymount CC12.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC16.5 min
  • Kebun Baru CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library29.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library32.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden1.2 min
  • Bishan Point7.9 min
  • Blk 223/226/226A-226D Ang Mo Kio Street 2212 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 405 Sin Ming Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 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 053493.4 min walk · 130 m
  • Stop 533413.6 min walk · 138 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BRIGHT HILL TP5 min walk
    52

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$912k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 405 Sin Ming Ave is more liveable than 71% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability71th 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 405 offers a strong liveability score (74.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get74.8/100overall 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 405 Sin Ming Ave

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$850k – S$970k
median S$910k · S$658751 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
643719795Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 405 Sin Ming Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '265-room10 TO 12120S$850kS$658
Mar '265-room13 TO 15120S$970kS$751
Jun '255-room07 TO 09120S$960kS$743
Apr '255-room22 TO 24120S$990kS$766

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 change
3 ROOMS$478▼ 11.7%
4 ROOMS$676▼ 15.6%
5 ROOMS$770▲ 13.2%
EXECUTIVES$683▼ 4.1%
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