SG Block Index

Block 640A Yishun ST 61

761640 · Yishun South · Yishun · Built 1986 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 640A Yishun ST 61 in Yishun scores 60/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.7 minutes’ walk from Khatib Mrt Station MRT, 20.2 minutes from Yishun Park Hawker Centre, and 196 m straight-line from Northland Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 640A Yishun ST 61 in Singapore

Block 640A Yishun ST 61, Singapore 761640

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
62
Schools
95
Healthcare
57
Daily needs
46
Green space
69
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
61
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
67
Seniors
55
Renters
52
Investors
61
EV Owners
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.4min
811NSLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
52.6min
811NSLCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.6min
805NSLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78.6min
858S$2.42 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 11 min (663 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 32 min riding

8m8113mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (477 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 640A

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 6206 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre20.2 min
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market25.8 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)28.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yong Clinic & Surgery5.5 min
  • Northland Family Clinic & Surgery9.2 min
  • Public Medical Clinic & Surgery10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yishun Pond Pk16.4 min
  • Yishun Pk17.8 min
  • Lower Seletar Reservoir Park22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services21.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nee Soon South CC (U/C)12.9 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC16.2 min
  • Yishun Link CC25.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library19 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 632/641 Yishun Street 612.4 min
  • Blk 642/643 Yishun Street 616.7 min
  • Blk 662/666,666A To 666B Yishun Avenue 410.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 640A Yishun ST 61
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 593793 min walk · 184 m
  • Stop 593713.1 min walk · 162 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP KHOO TECK PUAT HOSP5 min walk
    805
  • YISHUN CMTY HOSP7 min walk
    858
  • BLK 8588 min walk
    811

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
pays a premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 640A Yishun ST 61 is more liveable than 15% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$746/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability15th 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 640A offers a solid liveability score (60/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get60/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+5.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 640A Yishun ST 61

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
465621776Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yishun South (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 640A Yishun ST 61

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '253-room01 TO 0364S$410kS$595
Aug '244-room01 TO 0391S$485kS$495

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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