How far is Block 406 Sin Ming Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bright Hill Mrt Station, about 4.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 406 Sin Ming Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 52 to Bishan, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 34 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.94.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 406?

Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 13.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 406 Sin Ming Ave?

Ai Tong School, approximately 298 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 406 Sin Ming Ave?

Approximately 60 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1987 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 406 Sin Ming Ave?

It scores 72.3/100 overall: transport 87.5, food 75.6, schools 100, healthcare 60.5, daily needs 55.1, green space 86.8, connectivity 57.8, value 40, leisure 47.

Is Block 406 Sin Ming Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 60 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 406 Sin Ming Ave

570406 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1985 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 162 units · 13 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 406 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 72.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre), and 298 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 406 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 406 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570406

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Pillar scores

Transport: 88
Food: 76
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 61
Daily needs: 55
Green space: 87
Connectivity: 58
Value (lease): 40
Leisure: 47
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 68
Renters: 70
Investors: 56
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 33.5min
one-north: 28.4min
Jurong East: 42.5min
Changi Airport: 68.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 6 min (354 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 26 min riding

4m›52›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (234 m) to Bright Hill
Bus 52 · SBS Transit
Bright Hill → Bishan · 6 stops · 9 min
Walk 2 min (92 m) to Bishan
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Bishan → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 17 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 244 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)13.9 min
Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)16.1 min
Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)22.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery5.7 min
Esteemed Medical Clinic13.2 min
Trucare Medical And Surgery15 min

Parks & green

green

Fulton Ave Pg5.6 min
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)7.6 min
The Inglewood Pg11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25716.9 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 25716.9 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 20818 min

Community clubs

leisure

Marymount CC13.3 min
Ang Mo Kio CC17.5 min
Kebun Baru CC19.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Ang Mo Kio Public Library30.8 min
Bishan Public Library33.7 min

EV charging

Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden3 min
Bishan Point9.7 min
Kebun Baru Palm View12.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 406 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 053494.3 min walk · 104 m
Stop 533414.5 min walk · 60 m

Buses that serve this block

BRIGHT HILL STN EXIT 14 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

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 406 Sin Ming Ave is more liveable than 60% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability60th 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 406 offers a strong liveability score (72.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get72.3/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds60 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 406 Sin Ming Ave

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$498k – S$580k

median S$570k · S$723–842 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 406 Sin Ming Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$498k	S$723
Dec '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$580k	S$842
Sep '25	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$570k	S$827
Jun '25	3-room	07 TO 09	64 m²	S$580k	S$842
Apr '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$570k	S$827
Feb '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$599k	S$870
Feb '25	4-room	10 TO 12	91 m²	S$788k	S$804
Aug '24	4-room	07 TO 09	89 m²	S$768k	S$802

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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