SG Block Index

Block 443 Sin Ming Ave

570443 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · Lease from 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 80 units · 10 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 443 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 62/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Bright Hill Mrt Station MRT, 18 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 192 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 443 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 443 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570443

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
61
Schools
97
Healthcare
45
Daily needs
42
Green space
78
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
32
EV charging
66
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
55
Renters
59
Investors
51
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.5min
TELEWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.4min
TELCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.5min
TELCCLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
72.5min
TELEWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 10 min (650 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 25 min riding

9mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (584 m) to Bright Hill
  2. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bright HillOutram Park · 9 stops · 22 min
  3. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 443

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)18 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)22.4 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)23.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd20.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery11.1 min
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre14.4 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic15.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • The Inglewood Pg6.6 min
  • Jalan Sembilang Park8.2 min
  • Island Gdns Walk Pg9.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre20.8 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25725.4 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25725.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)18 min
  • Marymount CC23.3 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC26 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library38 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library39.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Bishan Point5.4 min
  • Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden10.4 min
  • Blk 223/226/226A-226D Ang Mo Kio Street 2221.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 443 Sin Ming Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 parks.

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 533614 min walk · 272 m
  • Stop 533694.3 min walk · 296 m

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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 443 Sin Ming Ave is more liveable than 14% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability14th 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 443 offers a solid liveability score (62/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~63 years left).

What you get62/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds63 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 443 Sin Ming Ave

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
560722883Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 443 Sin Ming Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '244-room01 TO 03105S$710kS$628

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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