SG Block Index

Block 501 Bishan ST 11

570501 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 52 units · 9 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 501 Bishan ST 11 in Bishan scores 73.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 18.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 210, and 602 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
22
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
81
Green space
89
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
93

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
79
Seniors
69
Renters
73
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.1min
NSLS$1.82 · direct
one-north
26.6min
CCLS$1.90 · direct
Jurong East
40.7min
CCLEWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
46.4min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.82 · no transfers · 7 min (456 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 17 min riding

7mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (428 m) to Bishan
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles Place · 9 stops · 17 min
  3. 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 501

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
PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1971 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21018.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)18.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9321.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan0 min
  • Lifeline Bishan Medical Clinic0 min
  • Tp Sim Family Clinic & Surgery1.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg6.4 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg8.6 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg9.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.3 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home19.1 min
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre20.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC3.3 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)18.1 min
  • Thomson CC (U/C)21 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library5.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library27.9 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 — Bishan East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$816▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$634▼ 16.7%
5 ROOMS$680▼ 7.1%
EXECUTIVES$825▲ 2.7%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$782
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