Block 156 Simei RD
520156 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors
Block 156 Simei RD in Tampines scores 55.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 23.9 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 900 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 4
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 59
- Daily needs
- 45
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 50
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 30
Who it suits
- Overall
- 55
- Young Families
- 64
- Seniors
- 48
- Renters
- 50
- Investors
- 47
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 37.9min
- one-north
- 63.1min
- Jurong East
- 64.7min
- Changi Airport
- 23.6min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap38 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 12 min (801 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 12 min (773 m) to Simei
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Simei → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Simei Mrt Station9.8 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station11.3 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station12.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.9 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub33.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam12.6 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd14.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Faith Clinic (Simei)5.3 min
- Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic6.1 min
- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd11.8 min
Parks & green
green- Jln Pelatok Pg5.9 min
- Jln Pelatok Os6.6 min
- Meragi Rd Pg10.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre21.3 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C22.2 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C22.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC8.3 min
- Tampines East CC13.7 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library29.4 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