How far is Block 278 Yishun ST 22 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Yishun Mrt Station, about 15.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 278 Yishun ST 22 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 811T to Yishun, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 51 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.30.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 278?

Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 20.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 278 Yishun ST 22?

Chongfu School, approximately 125 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 278 Yishun ST 22?

Approximately 58 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1985 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 278 Yishun ST 22?

It scores 62.8/100 overall: transport 42.2, food 58.2, schools 100, healthcare 65.9, daily needs 77.6, green space 89.5, connectivity 30.1, value 36, leisure 46.9.

Is Block 278 Yishun ST 22 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 62.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 58 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 Northland give the price trend.

Block 278 Yishun ST 22

760278 · Northland · Yishun · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 136 units · 12 floors

63Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 278 Yishun ST 22 in Yishun scores 62.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.6 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 20.7 minutes from Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre), and 125 m straight-line from Chongfu School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 278 Yishun ST 22 in Singapore

Block 278 Yishun ST 22, Singapore 760278

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Pillar scores

Transport: 42
Food: 58
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 66
Daily needs: 78
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 30
Value (lease): 36
Leisure: 47
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 63
Young Families: 71
Seniors: 60
Renters: 53
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 50.7min
one-north: 58min
Jurong East: 50.1min
Changi Airport: 88min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

51 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 9 min (596 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 39 min riding

7m›811T›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (450 m) to Opp Chongfu PR Sch
Bus 811T · SBS Transit
Opp Chongfu PR Sch → Yishun · 5 stops · 6 min
Walk 2 min (118 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

PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 8081 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)20.7 min
Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market21.5 min
Yishun Park Hawker Centre25.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Sincere Medical & Dental Clinic3.6 min
Ong Clinic & Surgery (Yishun)4.9 min
Psalms Family Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green

Yishun Neighbourhood Pk6.4 min
Kemuning Pk19.4 min
Yishun Pond Pk20 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12.6 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.7 min
Singapore Anglican Community Services30.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Nee Soon East CC13 min
Nee Soon Central CC17.8 min
Chong Pang CC20.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Yishun Public Library17.1 min
Sembawang Public Library35.4 min

EV charging

Blk 265/289 Yishun Street 22/Avenue 62.3 min
Blk 265/289 Yishun Street 22/Avenue 62.3 min
Blk 290/292 Yishun Street 223.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 278 Yishun ST 22

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 592113.8 min walk · 236 m
Stop 592093.9 min walk · 252 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP CHONGFU PR SCH7 min walk
811T
OPP YISHUN IND PK A7 min walk
861

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

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 278 Yishun ST 22 is more liveable than 23% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$480/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability23th 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 278 offers a solid liveability score (62.8/100). 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 get62.8/100overall 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 278 Yishun ST 22

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$435k – S$562k

median S$499k · S$481–502 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Northland (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 278 Yishun ST 22

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Nov '25	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$435k	S$481
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	104 m²	S$562k	S$502
May '25	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$480k	S$531

Subzone medians — Northland

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$614▲ 9.6%1

4 ROOMS$480▼ 6.2%2

5 ROOMS$526▲ 3.1%1

EXECUTIVES$552▲ 10.2%1

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