How far is Block 172 Yishun Ave 7 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Canberra Mrt Station, about 10.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 172 Yishun Ave 7 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 812 to Opp Yishun, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 46 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.30.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 172?

Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 9.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 172 Yishun Ave 7?

Yishun Primary School, approximately 426 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 172 Yishun Ave 7?

Approximately 61 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1988 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 172 Yishun Ave 7?

It scores 70.4/100 overall: transport 61.5, food 88.1, schools 100, healthcare 59.2, daily needs 75, green space 94.7, connectivity 35.6, value 42, leisure 60.6.

Is Block 172 Yishun Ave 7 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 70.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 61 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Yishun West give the price trend.

Block 172 Yishun Ave 7

760172 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1986 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 112 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

70Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 172 Yishun Ave 7 in Yishun scores 70.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.9 minutes’ walk from Canberra Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre), and 426 m straight-line from Yishun Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 172 Yishun Ave 7 in Singapore

Block 172 Yishun Ave 7, Singapore 760172

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Pillar scores

Transport: 62
Food: 88
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 59
Daily needs: 75
Green space: 95
Connectivity: 36
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 61
EV charging: 90

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 70
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 67
Renters: 64
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46.4min
one-north: 53.6min
Jurong East: 46.7min
Changi Airport: 85.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 8 min (517 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 36 min riding

5m›812›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (318 m) to Opp Blk 121
Bus 812 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 121 → Opp Yishun · 3 stops · 4 min
Walk 3 min (171 m) to Yishun
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Yishun → Raffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min
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 · schematic

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 8053 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)9.5 min
Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market10.6 min
Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre24 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

H S Lee Clinic & Surgery1.7 min
First Medical Centre (Yishun) Pte Ltd5.8 min
Pidemco Medical Centre Pte Ltd8.8 min

Parks & green

green

Kemuning Pk9.8 min
Yishun Neighbourhood Pk10.7 min
Sembawang Hot Spring Park11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd20.2 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.2 min
Singapore Anglican Community Services33.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Chong Pang CC9.4 min
Nee Soon East CC15.6 min
Nee Soon Central CC16.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Yishun Public Library15.1 min
Sembawang Public Library28.5 min

EV charging

Blk 165/167,170/175 Yishun Ring Road/Avenue 71.7 min
Blk 165/167,170/175 Yishun Ring Road/Avenue 71.7 min
Blk 121/143 Yishun Street 11/Ring Road11 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 172 Yishun Ave 7

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

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 592613.1 min walk · 102 m
Stop 591293.4 min walk · 217 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 1215 min walk
812

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 · Yishun planning area

Age profile: In Yishun, 15.4% of residents are under 15 and 13.1% are 65 or older.; 30–348.5%
35–398.1%
55–598%
25–297.5%
Household income: 32.6% of Yishun households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person11.5%
$20,000+7.2%
$5,000–5,9996.7%
$2,000–2,9996.5%
Dwelling mix: 88.5% of Yishun households live in HDB flats; 11.2% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats42.5%
HDB 3 room flats21.9%
HDB 5 room and executive flats18.6%
Condominiums and other apartments9.2%
Household size: 37.9% of Yishun households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person22.3%
3-person22.2%
4-person20.6%
1-person15.6%
In education: Of Yishun residents currently in education, 20.8% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary34.8%
Secondary24.5%
University11.1%
Polytechnic9.7%
Commute to work: 60.4% of working Yishun residents commute by public transport; 23.9% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus30%
Car16.1%
MRT LRT only14%
Bus13.8%

Resident data for the Yishun planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$556k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 172 Yishun Ave 7 is more liveable than 50% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$470/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability50th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

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 172 offers a strong liveability score (70.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get70.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-2.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds61 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 Yishun West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 172 Yishun Ave 7

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$400k – S$432k

median S$402k · S$581–627 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$490k – S$547k

median S$519k · S$442–493 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Yishun West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 172 Yishun Ave 7

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	04 TO 06	103 m²	S$490k	S$442
May '26	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$402k	S$584
Apr '26	3-room	01 TO 03	64 m²	S$412k	S$598
Mar '26	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$400k	S$581
Oct '25	3-room	01 TO 03	64 m²	S$400k	S$581
Sep '25	4-room	07 TO 09	103 m²	S$547k	S$493
Jul '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$432k	S$627
Mar '25	3-room	07 TO 09	64 m²	S$426k	S$618
Dec '24	3-room	13 TO 15	64 m²	S$390k	S$566
Nov '24	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$390k	S$566
Oct '24	3-room	04 TO 06	64 m²	S$385k	S$559

Subzone medians — Yishun West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$587▲ 7.9%3

4 ROOMS$524▲ 1.7%4

5 ROOMS$470▼ 2.9%5

EXECUTIVES$647▲ 24.1%1

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