Block 708 Yishun Ave 5
760708 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
65Overall / 100
Summary
Block 708 Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.2 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 4.8 minutes from Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market, and 380 m straight-line from Jiemin Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 58
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 58
- Green space
- 79
- Connectivity
- 33
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 70
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 59
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 47.2min
- one-north
- 54.5min
- Jurong East
- 50.3min
- Changi Airport
- 82.6min
807NSLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
807NSLCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
969NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
969858BS$2.43 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap47 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 7 min (436 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 37 min riding
2m›807›4m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (160 m) to Blk 713
- Bus 807 · SBS Transit
Blk 713 → Opp Khatib · 5 stops · 7 min - Walk 4 min (248 m) to Khatib
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Khatib → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 30 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Yishun Mrt Station13.2 min
- Yishun Mrt Station13.2 min
- Yishun Mrt Station14.3 min
PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 7288 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market4.8 min
- Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)9.5 min
- Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre27.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd14.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical3.3 min
- Ren Medical Clinic3.3 min
- Citizen Family Clinic And Surgery4.5 min
Parks & green
green- Platina Rd Pg3.9 min
- Goodlink Pk Pg4.5 min
- Sembawang Hot Spring Park11.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.1 min
- Singapore Anglican Community Services34.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Chong Pang CC6.1 min
- Nee Soon Central CC16.7 min
- Nee Soon East CC18.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Yishun Public Library15.3 min
- Sembawang Public Library31.7 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 — Yishun West
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$587▲ 7.9%3
4 ROOMS$524▲ 1.7%4
5 ROOMS$470▼ 2.9%5
EXECUTIVES$647▲ 24.1%1