SG Block Index

Block 506 Bishan ST 11

570506 · Bishan East · Bishan · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 56 units · 15 floors

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 506 Bishan ST 11 in Bishan scores 71.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.6 minutes’ walk from Bishan Mrt Station MRT, 19.7 minutes from Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court), and 587 m straight-line from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
19
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
79
Green space
84
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
67
Renters
71
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.8min
NSLS$1.82 · direct
one-north
23.7min
CCLS$1.90 · direct
Jurong East
37.8min
CCLEWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
43.5min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.82 · no transfers · 6 min (359 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 17 min riding

6mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (331 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 506

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 1895 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)19.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Blk 21020 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 9322.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tp Sim Family Clinic & Surgery1 min
  • DA Clinic @ Bishan1.4 min
  • Lifeline Bishan Medical Clinic1.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Clover Way Pg7.3 min
  • Binchang Rise Pg9.5 min
  • Clover Crescent Pg10.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre10.6 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home20.4 min
  • COMNET@Sin Ming Senior Activity Centre21.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bishan CC4.7 min
  • Thomson CC (Till 1Q 2022)19.1 min
  • Thomson CC (U/C)21.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bishan Public Library6.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library28.8 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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