SG Block Index

Block 608 Yishun ST 61

760608 · Yishun South · Yishun · Built 1986 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 608 Yishun ST 61 in Yishun scores 68.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.5 minutes’ walk from Khatib Mrt Station MRT, 17.2 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 614 m straight-line from Northland Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 608 Yishun ST 61 in Singapore

Block 608 Yishun ST 61, Singapore 760608

Pillar scores

Transport
65
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
63
Green space
81
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
78
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
75
Seniors
63
Renters
63
Investors
66
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.9min
117NSLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.1min
117NSLCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
47.6min
851NSLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
70.7min
858S$2.42 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 5 min (282 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

1m1173mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Blk 608
  2. Bus 117 · SBS Transit
    Blk 608Opp Khatib · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (186 m) to Khatib
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    KhatibRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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 608

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 6256 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre17.2 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market22.5 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)25.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Yishun)5.3 min
  • Northland Family Clinic & Surgery6.2 min
  • United Health Family Clinic & Surgery7.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Pond Pk13.4 min
  • Yishun Pk14.8 min
  • Lower Seletar Reservoir Park21.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services20.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon South CC (U/C)10.2 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC13 min
  • Nee Soon East CC18.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library15.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Nee Soon Central Meadows2 min
  • Blk 644/647 Yishun Street 613.9 min
  • Blk 614-618 Yishun Street 614 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 608 Yishun ST 61
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 3 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 593693.4 min walk · 220 m
  • Stop 593613.9 min walk · 243 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6081 min walk
    117851858

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$361k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 608 Yishun ST 61 is more liveable than 48% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$746/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability48th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 45%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-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 608 offers a strong liveability score (68.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get68.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+5.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 South. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 608 Yishun ST 61

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$680k
median S$680k · S$479479 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
463545626Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yishun South (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 608 Yishun ST 61

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room04 TO 06132S$680kS$479

Subzone medians — Yishun South

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$746▲ 5.7%
3 ROOMS$597▼ 5.0%
4 ROOMS$449▼ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 8.7%
EXECUTIVES$685▲ 23.0%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$634▲ 6.2%
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