SG Block Index

Block 742 Yishun Ave 5

760742 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 150 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 742 Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 77.3/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
95
Green space
84
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
82

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
83
Seniors
74
Renters
77
Investors
62

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

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

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