SG Block Index

Block 450 Sin Ming Ave

570450 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 92 units · 25 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 450 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 64.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 15.5 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 383 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 450 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 450 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570450

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
65
Schools
99
Healthcare
44
Daily needs
53
Green space
82
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
36
EV charging
63
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
58
Renters
61
Investors
52
EV Owners
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
16258NSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
33.7min
410WCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.8min
410WCCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
80min
980EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (503 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 30 min riding

4m1622m582mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (222 m) to Opp Blk 454
  2. Bus 162 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 454Blk 210 · 8 stops · 11 min
  3. Walk 2 min (161 m) to Opp Blk 217
  4. Bus 58 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 217Bishan · 1 stop · 1 min
  5. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Bishan
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles Place · 9 stops · 17 min
  7. 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 450

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)15.5 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)21.3 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)22.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery11.6 min
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre11.9 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jalan Sembilang Park5.8 min
  • Venus Green6.8 min
  • The Inglewood Pg7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre19.9 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25725.9 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25725.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)15.5 min
  • Marymount CC23.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC26.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library37.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library39.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Bishan Point5.9 min
  • Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden10.9 min
  • Blk 301-313 Shunfu Road Shunfu Gardens18.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 450 Sin Ming Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 5 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 · 107 m
  • Stop 533694 min walk · 129 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 2172 min walk
    58
  • OPP BLK 4544 min walk
    162
  • BLK 4544 min walk
    410W
  • AFT WINDSOR PK RD8 min walk
    980

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 450 Sin Ming Ave is more liveable than 21% of them but pricier than 91% — around S$770/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability21th 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 450 offers a solid liveability score (64.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get64.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 450 Sin Ming Ave

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.18m
median S$1.18m · S$873873 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
703797891Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 450 Sin Ming Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '255-room19 TO 21125S$1.18mS$873
Jul '245-room01 TO 03120S$938kS$726

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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