Blk 196 Bishan St 13
Completed 1986 · 8 storeys · 84 flats · 60 years 03 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Bishan: $12,500/mo (highest quartile island-wide)
8 storeys · completed 1986
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $995,000 in Oct 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $797,500 in 2020 - a gain of $197,500 - about $90 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2026 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Bishan over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 0% above their younger neighbours' PSF (213 sales).
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Bishan median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,650/mo | $3,350–$3,700 | $3,600/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,050/mo | $4,000–$4,100 | $4,000/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Bishan · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $995,000 | $764 | 60y 03m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 123 | $1,000,888 | $756 | 61y 03m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $739,888 | $818 | 61y 04m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $738,888 | $817 | 61y 04m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $750,000 | $829 | 61y 10m |
| Nov 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $965,000 | $741 | 62y 03m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $688,000 | $761 | 62y 04m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $938,000 | $720 | 63y 09m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $850,000 | $653 | 65y |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $852,000 | $644 | 65y 06m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $550,000 | $422 | 65y 06m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $450,000 | $498 | 66y 02m |
| Oct 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $748,000 | $574 | 67y 03m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $720,000 | $544 | 67y 06m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $750,000 | $576 | 67y 10m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $506,888 | $561 | 68y 01m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $580,000 | $641 | 68y 02m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $500,000 | $553 | 68y 02m |
Who lives in Bishan
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.