SG Block Index

Block 256 Yishun Ring RD

760256 · Northland · Yishun · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 15 units · 4 floors

61Overall / 100
Summary

Block 256 Yishun Ring RD in Yishun scores 61.3/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
28
Schools
96
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
79
Green space
86
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
70
Seniors
59
Renters
55
Investors
56

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

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

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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