SG Block Index

Block 256 Yishun Ring RD

760256 · Northland · Yishun · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 15 units · 4 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 256 Yishun Ring RD in Yishun scores 68/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.1 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 17 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 257 m straight-line from Xishan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 256 Yishun Ring RD in Singapore

Block 256 Yishun Ring RD, Singapore 760256

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
67
Schools
96
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
79
Green space
86
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
63
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
61
Investors
61
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.1min
807NSLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
one-north
51.3min
807NSLCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
48.9min
811TNSLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
83.4min
811969858BS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 7 min (434 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

5m8072mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (289 m) to Blk 309
  2. Bus 807 · SBS Transit
    Blk 309Yishun · 2 stops · 2 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 256

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 7572 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre17 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market20 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)21.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medivale Medical Clinic3.4 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Clinic3.4 min
  • S And L Family Clinic11.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Neighbourhood Pk10.9 min
  • Yishun Pond Pk11.9 min
  • Yishun Pk17.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.8 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services22.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon East CC8.5 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC13.8 min
  • Yishun Link CC19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library14.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 243/257 Yishun Ring Road/Avenue 9 Yishun Sunshine2.4 min
  • Blk 236/238 Yishun Ring Road4.6 min
  • Blk 258/264 Yishun Street 225.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 256 Yishun Ring RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 supermarkets, 2 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 592491.8 min walk · 56 m
  • Stop 592413.4 min walk · 90 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 3095 min walk
    807811811T
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD5 min walk
    858B
  • OPP BLK 7575 min walk
    969

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$465k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 256 Yishun Ring RD is more liveable than 43% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$480/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability43th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 94%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 256 offers a strong liveability score (68/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get68/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-6.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 Northland. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 256 Yishun Ring RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
465545626Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Northland (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 256 Yishun Ring RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '253-room01 TO 0364S$394kS$572

Subzone medians — 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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