Bishan 5-room HDB resale prices
A 5-room flat in Bishan sold for a median of $970,000 over the 12 months to Oct 2026 — $743 psf on a median of 1,302 sq ft — across 126 sales in 71 blocks. Half of those sales fell between $918,000 and $1,100,000.
What 5-room flats in Bishan actually sold for
One sale in ten went below $868,888 and one in ten above $1,270,000. The cheapest of the 126 was $780,000 and the dearest $1,711,000 — a spread of 2.2 times inside one flat type in one town, which is most of what a median hides. The lease is the usual reason: these flats have between 57 years and 84 years left.
| Cheapest sale | $780,000 |
| One in ten below | $868,888 |
| One in four below | $918,000 |
| Median | $970,000 |
| One in four above | $1,100,000 |
| One in ten above | $1,270,000 |
| Dearest sale | $1,711,000 |
Every block in Bishan where a 5-room sold
71 blocks, dearest per square foot first. Only 5-room sales count towards these medians, and some of these blocks sold just once in the year — the sales column says which, and a single sale is an anecdote rather than a rate.
Show the figures
| Block | Median price | Per sq ft | Size | Lease left | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blk 273B Bishan Street 24 | $1,600,000 | $1239 | 1,292 sq ft | 84 | 4 |
| Blk 273A Bishan Street 24 | $1,594,000 | $1234 | 1,292 sq ft | 84 | 4 |
| Blk 275A Bishan Street 24 | $1,420,000 | $1099 | 1,292 sq ft | 84 | 5 |
| Blk 446 Bright Hill Drive | $1,158,000 | $882 | 1,313 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 292 Bishan Street 22 | $1,144,000 | $871 | 1,313 sq ft | 71 | 2 |
| Blk 447 Bright Hill Drive | $1,118,000 | $866 | 1,292 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 291 Bishan Street 24 | $1,140,000 | $861 | 1,324 sq ft | 71 | 3 |
| Blk 288 Bishan Street 24 | $1,138,888 | $860 | 1,324 sq ft | 71 | 3 |
| Blk 192 Bishan Street 13 | $1,105,000 | $855 | 1,292 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 117 Bishan Street 12 | $1,110,000 | $852 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 290 Bishan Street 24 | $1,114,000 | $841 | 1,324 sq ft | 71 | 2 |
| Blk 197 Bishan Street 13 | $1,050,000 | $806 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 242 Bishan Street 22 | $1,050,000 | $806 | 1,302 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 289 Bishan Street 24 | $1,050,000 | $806 | 1,302 sq ft | 71 | 1 |
| Blk 179 Bishan Street 13 | $1,050,000 | $806 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 194 Bishan Street 13 | $1,049,000 | $805 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 168 Bishan Street 13 | $1,036,000 | $795 | 1,302 sq ft | 59 | 1 |
| Blk 207 Bishan Street 23 | $1,160,000 | $787 | 1,475 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 216 Bishan Street 23 | $1,150,000 | $780 | 1,475 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 190 Bishan Street 13 | $1,005,000 | $772 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 3 |
| Blk 249 Bishan Street 22 | $1,090,000 | $767 | 1,421 sq ft | 65 | 2 |
| Blk 250 Bishan Street 22 | $1,080,000 | $766 | 1,410 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 196 Bishan Street 13 | $995,000 | $764 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 239 Bishan Street 22 | $1,090,000 | $761 | 1,432 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 157 Bishan Street 13 | $990,000 | $760 | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 3 |
| Blk 166 Bishan Street 13 | $990,000 | $754 | 1,313 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 453 Sin Ming Avenue | $994,000 | $754 | 1,319 sq ft | 63 | 2 |
| Blk 408 Sin Ming Avenue | $971,000 | $752 | 1,292 sq ft | 59 | 2 |
| Blk 161 Bishan Street 13 | $978,000 | $751 | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 3 |
| Blk 178 Bishan Street 13 | $978,000 | $751 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 182 Bishan Street 13 | $975,000 | $749 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 221 Bishan Street 23 | $970,000 | $745 | 1,302 sq ft | 65 | 1 |
| Blk 125 Bishan Street 12 | $968,000 | $743 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 3 |
| Blk 455 Sin Ming Avenue | $970,000 | $739 | 1,313 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 167 Bishan Street 13 | $970,000 | $739 | 1,313 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 155 Bishan Street 13 | $955,000 | $733 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 3 |
| Blk 312 Shunfu Road | $950,000 | $729 | 1,302 sq ft | 58 | 1 |
| Blk 156 Bishan Street 13 | $946,000 | $726 | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 445 Sin Ming Avenue | $950,000 | $723 | 1,313 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 163 Bishan Street 13 | $940,000 | $722 | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 442 Sin Ming Avenue | $970,000 | $721 | 1,292 sq ft | 63 | 3 |
| Blk 102 Bishan Street 12 | $935,440 | $718 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 135 Bishan Street 12 | $934,000 | $717 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 165 Bishan Street 13 | $930,000 | $714 | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 128 Bishan Street 12 | $928,888 | $713 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 3 |
| Blk 170 Bishan Street 13 | $923,500 | $709 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 149 Bishan Street 11 | $930,000 | $708 | 1,313 sq ft | 60 | 3 |
| Blk 154 Bishan Street 13 | $922,500 | $708 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 153 Bishan Street 13 | $954,000 | $707 | 1,351 sq ft | 60 | 4 |
| Blk 103 Bishan Street 12 | $918,889 | $706 | 1,302 sq ft | 59 | 3 |
| Blk 142 Bishan Street 12 | $900,000 | $703 | 1,281 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 173 Bishan Street 13 | $913,888 | $702 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 124 Bishan Street 12 | $905,000 | $695 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 310 Shunfu Road | $905,000 | $695 | 1,302 sq ft | 57 | 1 |
| Blk 191 Bishan Street 13 | $900,000 | $691 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 164 Bishan Street 13 | $960,000 | $681 | 1,410 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 444 Sin Ming Avenue | $910,000 | $676 | 1,345 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 293 Bishan Street 22 | $895,000 | $676 | 1,324 sq ft | 71 | 1 |
| Blk 136 Bishan Street 12 | $865,000 | $675 | 1,281 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 158 Bishan Street 13 | $918,000 | $672 | 1,367 sq ft | 61 | 3 |
| Blk 172 Bishan Street 13 | $875,000 | $672 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 145 Bishan Street 11 | $879,888 | $670 | 1,313 sq ft | 60 | 2 |
| Blk 402 Sin Ming Avenue | $860,000 | $666 | 1,292 sq ft | 59 | 3 |
| Blk 144 Bishan Street 12 | $879,444 | $664 | 1,324 sq ft | 61 | 2 |
| Blk 146 Bishan Street 11 | $865,000 | $659 | 1,313 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 405 Sin Ming Avenue | $850,000 | $658 | 1,292 sq ft | 59 | 3 |
| Blk 141 Bishan Street 12 | $850,000 | $647 | 1,313 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
| Blk 449 Sin Ming Avenue | $850,000 | $642 | 1,324 sq ft | 63 | 1 |
| Blk 304 Shunfu Road | $915,000 | $634 | 1,442 sq ft | 58 | 1 |
| Blk 175 Bishan Street 13 | $800,000 | $614 | 1,302 sq ft | 60 | 1 |
| Blk 140 Bishan Street 12 | $840,000 | $610 | 1,378 sq ft | 61 | 1 |
- Blk 273B Bishan Street 24 · $1,239 psf · $1,600,000
- Blk 273A Bishan Street 24 · $1,234 psf · $1,594,000
- Blk 275A Bishan Street 24 · $1,099 psf · $1,420,000
- Blk 446 Bright Hill Drive · $882 psf · $1,158,000
- Blk 292 Bishan Street 22 · $871 psf · $1,144,000
- Blk 447 Bright Hill Drive · $866 psf · $1,118,000
- Blk 291 Bishan Street 24 · $861 psf · $1,140,000
- Blk 288 Bishan Street 24 · $860 psf · $1,138,888
- Blk 192 Bishan Street 13 · $855 psf · $1,105,000
- Blk 117 Bishan Street 12 · $852 psf · $1,110,000
- Blk 290 Bishan Street 24 · $841 psf · $1,114,000
- Blk 197 Bishan Street 13 · $806 psf · $1,050,000
- Blk 242 Bishan Street 22 · $806 psf · $1,050,000
- Blk 289 Bishan Street 24 · $806 psf · $1,050,000
- Blk 179 Bishan Street 13 · $806 psf · $1,050,000
- Blk 194 Bishan Street 13 · $805 psf · $1,049,000
- Blk 168 Bishan Street 13 · $795 psf · $1,036,000
- Blk 207 Bishan Street 23 · $787 psf · $1,160,000
- Blk 216 Bishan Street 23 · $780 psf · $1,150,000
- Blk 190 Bishan Street 13 · $772 psf · $1,005,000
- Blk 249 Bishan Street 22 · $767 psf · $1,090,000
- Blk 250 Bishan Street 22 · $766 psf · $1,080,000
- Blk 196 Bishan Street 13 · $764 psf · $995,000
- Blk 239 Bishan Street 22 · $761 psf · $1,090,000
- Blk 157 Bishan Street 13 · $760 psf · $990,000
- Blk 166 Bishan Street 13 · $754 psf · $990,000
- Blk 453 Sin Ming Avenue · $754 psf · $994,000
- Blk 408 Sin Ming Avenue · $752 psf · $971,000
- Blk 161 Bishan Street 13 · $751 psf · $978,000
- Blk 178 Bishan Street 13 · $751 psf · $978,000
- Blk 182 Bishan Street 13 · $749 psf · $975,000
- Blk 221 Bishan Street 23 · $745 psf · $970,000
- Blk 125 Bishan Street 12 · $743 psf · $968,000
- Blk 455 Sin Ming Avenue · $739 psf · $970,000
- Blk 167 Bishan Street 13 · $739 psf · $970,000
- Blk 155 Bishan Street 13 · $733 psf · $955,000
- Blk 312 Shunfu Road · $729 psf · $950,000
- Blk 156 Bishan Street 13 · $726 psf · $946,000
- Blk 445 Sin Ming Avenue · $723 psf · $950,000
- Blk 163 Bishan Street 13 · $722 psf · $940,000
- Blk 442 Sin Ming Avenue · $721 psf · $970,000
- Blk 102 Bishan Street 12 · $718 psf · $935,440
- Blk 135 Bishan Street 12 · $717 psf · $934,000
- Blk 165 Bishan Street 13 · $714 psf · $930,000
- Blk 128 Bishan Street 12 · $713 psf · $928,888
- Blk 170 Bishan Street 13 · $709 psf · $923,500
- Blk 149 Bishan Street 11 · $708 psf · $930,000
- Blk 154 Bishan Street 13 · $708 psf · $922,500
- Blk 153 Bishan Street 13 · $707 psf · $954,000
- Blk 103 Bishan Street 12 · $706 psf · $918,889
- Blk 142 Bishan Street 12 · $703 psf · $900,000
- Blk 173 Bishan Street 13 · $702 psf · $913,888
- Blk 124 Bishan Street 12 · $695 psf · $905,000
- Blk 310 Shunfu Road · $695 psf · $905,000
- Blk 191 Bishan Street 13 · $691 psf · $900,000
- Blk 164 Bishan Street 13 · $681 psf · $960,000
- Blk 444 Sin Ming Avenue · $676 psf · $910,000
- Blk 293 Bishan Street 22 · $676 psf · $895,000
- Blk 136 Bishan Street 12 · $675 psf · $865,000
- Blk 158 Bishan Street 13 · $672 psf · $918,000
- Blk 172 Bishan Street 13 · $672 psf · $875,000
- Blk 145 Bishan Street 11 · $670 psf · $879,888
- Blk 402 Sin Ming Avenue · $666 psf · $860,000
- Blk 144 Bishan Street 12 · $664 psf · $879,444
- Blk 146 Bishan Street 11 · $659 psf · $865,000
- Blk 405 Sin Ming Avenue · $658 psf · $850,000
- Blk 141 Bishan Street 12 · $647 psf · $850,000
- Blk 449 Sin Ming Avenue · $642 psf · $850,000
- Blk 304 Shunfu Road · $634 psf · $915,000
- Blk 175 Bishan Street 13 · $614 psf · $800,000
- Blk 140 Bishan Street 12 · $610 psf · $840,000
Why the cheap end of that list is cheap
Before reading the ranking as a map of which blocks are better value, note what else differs along it. The five cheapest blocks for a 5-room here have a median of 61 years of lease left; the five dearest have 84 years. That is the larger part of the gap, and it is not a discount — it is a shorter thing being sold.
5-room flats across Singapore, by town
The same flat type in every town that cleared 20 sales, dearest per square foot first. This is the comparison that holds: a town-against-town ranking of all sales pooled would partly be ranking each town’s flat-type mix, since 5-room flats were 28 per cent of what sold in Bishan.
| Town | Median price | Per sq ft | Median size | Lease left | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Area | $1,473,000 | $1,288 psf | 1,141 sq ft | 84 | 28 |
| Queenstown | $1,230,000 | $966 psf | 1,238 sq ft | 76 | 95 |
| Clementi | $1,150,000 | $917 psf | 1,232 sq ft | 86 | 88 |
| Bukit Merah | $1,080,000 | $844 psf | 1,238 sq ft | 73 | 193 |
| Bukit Timah | $1,107,500 | $843 psf | 1,313 sq ft | 61 | 24 |
| Marine Parade | $1,050,000 | $806 psf | 1,292 sq ft | 48 | 35 |
| Ang Mo Kio | $995,000 | $794 psf | 1,270 sq ft | 74 | 149 |
| Toa Payoh | $1,060,000 | $783 psf | 1,292 sq ft | 70 | 158 |
| Bishan | $970,000 | $743 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 126 |
| Kallang/Whampoa | $964,000 | $735 psf | 1,281 sq ft | 69 | 132 |
| Geylang | $921,500 | $668 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 58 | 84 |
| Bukit Batok | $810,000 | $662 psf | 1,216 sq ft | 92 | 323 |
| Punggol | $780,000 | $647 psf | 1,206 sq ft | 88 | 511 |
| Serangoon | $834,000 | $635 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 62 | 72 |
| Bedok | $795,000 | $610 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 61 | 234 |
| Tampines | $815,000 | $608 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 69 | 613 |
| Hougang | $785,000 | $601 psf | 1,292 sq ft | 71 | 268 |
| Sengkang | $700,000 | $574 psf | 1,206 sq ft | 76 | 632 |
| Bukit Panjang | $695,444 | $562 psf | 1,286 sq ft | 72 | 234 |
| Yishun | $695,000 | $551 psf | 1,276 sq ft | 73 | 280 |
| Jurong East | $710,000 | $546 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 58 | 124 |
| Pasir Ris | $735,000 | $540 psf | 1,345 sq ft | 66 | 254 |
| Sembawang | $640,000 | $525 psf | 1,195 sq ft | 74 | 259 |
| Jurong West | $635,888 | $509 psf | 1,216 sq ft | 73 | 470 |
| Choa Chu Kang | $670,000 | $507 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 72 | 359 |
| Woodlands | $655,000 | $506 psf | 1,302 sq ft | 71 | 571 |
Bishan is the ninth dearest of 26 towns for a 5-room flat on this measure. The dearest is Central Area at $1,288 psf, the cheapest Woodlands at $506 psf.
5-room flats in Bishan, year by year
Every 5-room sale here since 2017 — 1,268 in all. The right-hand column counts the blocks that sold, because a change in the median between two years is partly a change in which blocks traded.
| Year | Median price | Per sq ft | Sales | Blocks that sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $778,000 | $576 psf | 151 | 71 |
| 2018 | $750,000 | $560 psf | 126 | 69 |
| 2019 | $728,888 | $552 psf | 129 | 67 |
| 2020 | $723,000 | $541 psf | 142 | 63 |
| 2021 | $780,000 | $578 psf | 169 | 81 |
| 2022 | $850,000 | $636 psf | 139 | 71 |
| 2023 | $900,000 | $679 psf | 103 | 62 |
| 2024 | $968,000 | $729 psf | 105 | 59 |
| 2025 | $1,008,888 | $767 psf | 98 | 62 |
| 2026 | $970,000 | $741 psf | 106 | 62 |
Other flat types in Bishan
Per square foot is the only column that compares across these, and even it reads low for the big flats: a larger flat costs more and less per square foot at the same time.
| Flat type | Median price | Per sq ft | Median size | Sales | Share of town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-room | $530,000 | $749 psf | 700 sq ft | 66 | 14% |
| 4-room | $788,000 | $730 psf | 1,109 sq ft | 209 | 46% |
| Executive | $1,292,500 | $802 psf | 1,593 sq ft | 52 | 12% |
Questions
- How much does a 5-room resale flat in Bishan cost?
- The median was $970,000 over the 12 months to Oct 2026, across 126 sales in 71 blocks. Half of those sales fell between $918,000 and $1,100,000, and the full range ran from $780,000 to $1,711,000.
- What is the price per square foot of a 5-room flat in Bishan?
- $743 psf, on a median floor area of 1,302 sq ft. Per square foot is the measure that compares across flat types, and the headline price is not: a larger flat costs more in total and less per square foot at the same time.
- How many 5-room flats sold in Bishan in the past year?
- 126 sales in the 12 months to Oct 2026, across 71 blocks, and 1,268 since 2017. 5-room flats were 28 per cent of everything that resold in Bishan over those 12 months.
- Which block in Bishan has the cheapest 5-room flats?
- On a per-square-foot median, Blk 140 Bishan Street 12 at $610 psf from one sale, against $1,239 psf at Blk 273B Bishan Street 24. Most of that gap is lease rather than discount: the five cheapest blocks have a median of 61 years left and the five dearest 84 years. That cheapest figure rests on a single sale, which is an anecdote rather than a rate.
- Is Bishan expensive for a 5-room flat?
- Bishan is the ninth dearest of 26 towns for a 5-room flat, per square foot. The dearest is Central Area at $1,288 psf and the cheapest Woodlands at $506 psf. The comparison holds the flat type still, because a ranking of towns on all sales pooled would partly be ranking their flat-type mix.
- How much lease is left on 5-room flats in Bishan?
- Between 57 years and 84 years on the flats that sold, with a median of 61 years. An HDB flat is a 99-year lease, so the remaining lease is most of what separates a cheap block here from a dear one.
How this was worked out
Every figure on this page comes from the Housing Board’s resale transaction register on data.gov.sg, retrieved Oct 2026 — 1,268 sales of 5-room flats in Bishan since 2017, of which 126 sales fell in the 12 months to Oct 2026. These are completed transactions, not listings or asking prices. Medians are medians and never means, a flat type is published for a town only once it clears 20 sales in the year, and no price here is adjusted for inflation.