SG Block Index

Block 701B Yishun Ave 5

762701 · Yishun West · Yishun · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 169 units · 15 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 701B Yishun Ave 5 in Yishun scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.6 minutes’ walk from Yishun Mrt Station MRT, 3.2 minutes from Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market, and 417 m straight-line from Jiemin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
66
Green space
82
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
73

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
76
Seniors
65
Renters
62
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.7min
856NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
one-north
52.9min
856NSLCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50min
969NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
82.4min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.46 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 8 min (461 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 36 min riding

4m8563mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (223 m) to Opp Blk 701a
  2. Bus 856 · Tower Transit Services
    Opp Blk 701aYishun Int · 2 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 3 min (210 m) to Yishun
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    YishunRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 701B

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 7402 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market3.2 min
  • Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)7.9 min
  • Yishun Park Hawker Centre27.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd13.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Yishun)0.8 min
  • Citizen Family Clinic And Surgery2.9 min
  • Healthway Medical3.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Platina Rd Pg8.3 min
  • Goodlink Pk Pg9.6 min
  • Sembawang Hot Spring Park13.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd28.5 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services32.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Chong Pang CC4.5 min
  • Nee Soon Central CC15.1 min
  • Nee Soon East CC16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Yishun Public Library13.7 min
  • Sembawang Public Library33.5 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%
Living in YishunYishun estate data →Blocks near Yishun Mrt StationBlocks near Jiemin Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →