SG Block Index

Block 448 Bright Hill DR

570448 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 100 units · 12 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 448 Bright Hill DR in Bishan scores 63.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 314 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
46
Schools
100
Healthcare
46
Daily needs
57
Green space
77
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
38

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
57
Renters
61
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.6min
TELEWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.5min
TELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.5min
TELCCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
72.5min
TELEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 13 min (787 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding

11mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (720 m) to Upper Thomson
  2. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Upper ThomsonOutram Park · 8 stops · 19 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 448

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)14.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)22.6 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)23.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre11 min
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery11.3 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic11.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jalan Sembilang Park4.8 min
  • The Inglewood Pg6.8 min
  • Venus Green8.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre19 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25725.6 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25725.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)14.6 min
  • Marymount CC22.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC26.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library36.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library39.5 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 — 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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