SG Block Index

Block 638 Yishun ST 61

760638 · Yishun South · Yishun · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 638 Yishun ST 61 in Yishun scores 64.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Khatib Mrt Station MRT, 18.6 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 273 m straight-line from Northland Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 638 Yishun ST 61 in Singapore

Block 638 Yishun ST 61, Singapore 760638

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
65
Schools
98
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
55
Green space
78
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
70
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
60
Renters
59
Investors
62
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.1min
811NSLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
50.4min
811NSLCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
53.3min
807NSLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
79.7min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.45 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 9 min (548 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 32 min riding

6m8113mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (362 m) to Blk 858
  2. Bus 811 · SBS Transit
    Blk 858Khatib · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (159 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 638

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 6143 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre18.6 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market24.2 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)27.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yong Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • United Health Family Clinic & Surgery5.5 min
  • Northland Family Clinic & Surgery7.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Pond Pk14.8 min
  • Yishun Pk16.2 min
  • Lower Seletar Reservoir Park20.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services19.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon South CC (U/C)11.3 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC14.6 min
  • Yishun Link CC24.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library17.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 632/641 Yishun Street 610.8 min
  • Blk 642/643 Yishun Street 615.1 min
  • Blk 644/647 Yishun Street 615.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 638 Yishun ST 61
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 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 593791.4 min walk · 98 m
  • Stop 593711.5 min walk · 81 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8586 min walk
    807811

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
slight premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 638 Yishun ST 61 is more liveable than 33% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$746/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability33th 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 638 offers a solid liveability score (64.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get64.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+5.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 638 Yishun ST 61

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$460k – S$530k
median S$530k · S$473586 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
448525601Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yishun South (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 638 Yishun ST 61

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room07 TO 0984S$460kS$509
Feb '264-room10 TO 12104S$530kS$473
Sep '254-room10 TO 1284S$530kS$586
Jun '254-room04 TO 06104S$518kS$463
Sep '244-room01 TO 0384S$485kS$536
Aug '244-room07 TO 0984S$480kS$531

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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