SG Block Index

Block 136 Simei ST 1

520136 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

53Overall / 100
Summary

Block 136 Simei ST 1 in Tampines scores 53.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 22.4 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 633 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
9
Schools
96
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
47
Green space
82
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
30

Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
62
Seniors
47
Renters
47
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38min
9EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
60.1min
9EWLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.8min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
25.8min
12e20EWLS$2.68 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 6 min (427 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 28 min riding

4m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (228 m) to Melville PK
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Melville PKOpp Simei · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 136

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2198 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam11 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)5.3 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic5.5 min
  • Hong Family Clinic10.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg9.1 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os9.8 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg14.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C24.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C24.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC7 min
  • Tampines East CC16.1 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library30.6 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tampines planning area
Age profile
In Tampines, 13.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older.
25–298.4%
55–598.3%
60–648.2%
30–347.7%
Household income
40.9% of Tampines households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+11.5%
$15,000–17,4996.4%
$7,000–7,9995.6%
Dwelling mix
87% of Tampines households live in HDB flats; 12.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats28.8%
HDB 3 room flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments11.4%
Household size
34.5% of Tampines households are one or two people; 3-person households are the most common.
3-person21.7%
2-person21.5%
4-person21%
1-person13%
In education
Of Tampines residents currently in education, 27.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary23.5%
University16%
Polytechnic11.2%
Commute to work
58.9% of working Tampines residents commute by public transport; 27% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Car18.4%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only14.6%

Resident data for the Tampines planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Simei

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$653
4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%
EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%
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