SG Block Index

Block 452 Sin Ming Ave

570452 · Upper Thomson · Bishan · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 30 units · 4 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 452 Sin Ming Ave in Bishan scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Upper Thomson Mrt Station MRT, 17 minutes from Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart), and 427 m straight-line from Ai Tong School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 452 Sin Ming Ave in Singapore

Block 452 Sin Ming Ave, Singapore 570452

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
65
Schools
98
Healthcare
42
Daily needs
51
Green space
87
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
33
EV charging
61
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
70
Seniors
58
Renters
62
Investors
52
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39min
52TELEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
33.9min
52CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.9min
52CCLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
78.9min
980EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 8 min (518 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m524mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (156 m) to Blk 454
  2. Bus 52 · SBS Transit
    Blk 454Upp Thomson · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 4 min (296 m) to Upper Thomson
  4. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Upper ThomsonOutram Park · 8 stops · 19 min
  5. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 452

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Shunfu Road Blk 320 (Shunfu Mart)17 min
  • Sembawang Hills Food Centre (Jalan Leban Food Centre)19.7 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)23 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd21.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Family Clinic & Surgery12 min
  • The Flame Tree Medical Centre13.4 min
  • Dr Chen and Partners Medical Clinic14.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Venus Green5.1 min
  • Island Gdns Walk Pg5.5 min
  • The Inglewood Pg5.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre21.3 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK25726 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 25726 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Thomson CC (U/C)17 min
  • Marymount CC24.2 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC26.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library38.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Bishan Point6.3 min
  • Blk 401-408 Sin Ming Avenue Sin Ming Garden11.3 min
  • Blk 301-313 Shunfu Road Shunfu Gardens19.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 452 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 533612.3 min walk · 102 m
  • Stop 533692.3 min walk · 107 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4543 min walk
    52
  • AFT WINDSOR PK RD7 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 452 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 452 offers a solid liveability score (64.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get64.6/100overall 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 452 Sin Ming Ave

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.38m
median S$1.38m · S$855855 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
649763877Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Upper Thomson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 452 Sin Ming Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '25Executive01 TO 03150S$1.38mS$855
Apr '25Executive01 TO 03146S$1.25mS$795

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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