How far is Block 740 Yishun Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Yishun Mrt Station, about 5.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 740 Yishun Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 39 minutes direct, roughly S$2.24.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 740?

Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market is roughly 5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 740 Yishun Ave 5?

Jiemin Primary School, approximately 341 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 740 Yishun Ave 5?

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 740 Yishun Ave 5?

It scores 79.5/100 overall: transport 85.9, food 94, schools 100, healthcare 61.1, daily needs 95.3, green space 87.7, connectivity 44.9, value 36, leisure 83.2.

Is Block 740 Yishun Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 79.5/100 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 Yishun West give the price trend.

Block 740 Yishun Ave 5

760740 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 153 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 740 Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.2 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 5 minutes from Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market, and 341 m straight-line from Jiemin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 740 Yishun Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 740 Yishun Ave 5, Singapore 760740

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 61
Daily needs: 95
Green space: 88
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 36
Leisure: 83
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 76
Renters: 78
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 38.8min
one-north: 46min
Jurong East: 42.9min
Changi Airport: 73.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.24 · no transfers · 6 min (405 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 32 min riding

6m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (377 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

PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 7324 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market5 min
Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)8 min
Yishun Park Hawker Centre21 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.6 min
Pang Se Wui3.2 min
Lim Kwee EngA3.2 min
Kopiwu Capital Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
Noor Hakeem Bin S A Maideen Batcha3.2 min
Alinsubao Christopher RivasB3.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.1 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Yishunone Family Clinic3.5 min
Pidemco Medical Centre Pte Ltd4.6 min
S S Tan Medical Clinic4.8 min

Parks & green

green

Platina Rd Pg12.2 min
Goodlink Pk Pg13.5 min
Yishun Pond Pk14.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.1 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.1 min
Singapore Anglican Community Services26.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Chong Pang CC4.7 min
Nee Soon Central CC8.7 min
Nee Soon East CC10.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Yishun Public Library7.3 min
Sembawang Public Library37.2 min

EV charging

Blk 731/746 Yishun Street 71/72/Avenue 5 Nee Soon Central Vista1.8 min
Blk 144/149 Yishun Street 116 min
Blk 747/752 Yishun Street 72 Nee Soon Central Green6.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 740 Yishun Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 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 591411.5 min walk · 73 m
Stop 591492.3 min walk · 58 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$556k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 740 Yishun Ave 5 is more liveable than 90% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$470/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability90th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 740 offers a strong liveability score (79.5/100). 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 get79.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-2.9%5 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 Yishun West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 740 Yishun Ave 5

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

3-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$420k – S$478k

median S$433k · S$542–617 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Yishun West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 740 Yishun Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$445k	S$617
May '26	3-room	07 TO 09	82 m²	S$478k	S$542
Mar '26	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$433k	S$600
Dec '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$420k	S$582
Nov '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$439k	S$609
Sep '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$433k	S$600
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$425k	S$589

Subzone medians — 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

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