SG Block Index

Block 253 Yishun Ring RD

760253 · Northland · Yishun · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 253 Yishun Ring RD in Yishun scores 55.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 18.6 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 352 m straight-line from Xishan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
22
Schools
92
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
69
Green space
78
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
56

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
64
Seniors
54
Renters
49
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.4min
800NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
one-north
51.6min
800NSLCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50min
800NSLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
86.1min
804858S$2.44 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 5 min (317 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

3m8002mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (171 m) to Blk 257
  2. Bus 800 · SBS Transit
    Blk 257Yishun · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (118 m) to Yishun
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    YishunRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min
  5. 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 253

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
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 7645 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre18.6 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market21.5 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)23.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medivale Medical Clinic5 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Clinic5 min
  • Royal Care Medical Yishun Junction 96.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Neighbourhood Pk12.5 min
  • Yishun Pond Pk13.4 min
  • Yishun Pk19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11.4 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services23.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon East CC10.1 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC15.4 min
  • Yishun Link CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library16.1 min

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).

Resale context — Northland

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$614▲ 9.6%
4 ROOMS$480▼ 6.2%
5 ROOMS$526▲ 3.1%
EXECUTIVES$552▲ 10.2%
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