SG Block Index

Block 742 Yishun Ave 5

760742 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 150 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 742 Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 79.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market, and 382 m straight-line from Jiemin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 742 Yishun Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 742 Yishun Ave 5, Singapore 760742

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
95
Green space
84
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
82
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
84
Seniors
76
Renters
78
Investors
64
EV Owners
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.4min
NSLS$2.24 · direct
one-north
43.6min
NSLCCLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
40.5min
NSLS$2.36 · direct
Changi Airport
71.2min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.46 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$2.24 · no transfers · 4 min (253 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 32 min riding

4mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (225 m) to Yishun
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    YishunRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 742

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 7262 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market6.3 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)9.3 min
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre21.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yishunone Family Clinic3.6 min
  • Pidemco Medical Centre Pte Ltd4.7 min
  • S S Tan Medical Clinic4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Platina Rd Pg13.5 min
  • Yishun Pond Pk14.2 min
  • Goodlink Pk Pg14.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.2 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services26.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Chong Pang CC6 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC8.8 min
  • Nee Soon East CC10.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library7.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 731/746 Yishun Street 71/72/Avenue 5 Nee Soon Central Vista3.1 min
  • Blk 144/149 Yishun Street 116.1 min
  • Northpoint City7.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 742 Yishun Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 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 591411.6 min walk · 77 m
  • Stop 591492.4 min walk · 140 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 742 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 742 offers a strong liveability score (79.4/100). 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 get79.4/100overall 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 742 Yishun Ave 5

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$445k – S$480k
median S$463k · S$544617 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
533590647Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Yishun West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 742 Yishun Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room10 TO 1267S$445kS$617
Jan '263-room07 TO 0982S$480kS$544
Nov '243-room01 TO 0367S$430kS$596
Sep '243-room01 TO 0367S$420kS$582
Sep '243-room07 TO 0967S$459kS$636

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 change
3 ROOMS$587▲ 7.9%
4 ROOMS$524▲ 1.7%
5 ROOMS$470▼ 2.9%
EXECUTIVES$647▲ 24.1%
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