SG Block Index

Block 161 Simei RD

520161 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

49Overall / 100
Summary

Block 161 Simei RD in Tampines scores 49.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 26.5 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 834 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
0
Schools
99
Healthcare
48
Daily needs
39
Green space
77
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
24

Who it suits

Overall
49
Young Families
59
Seniors
40
Renters
43
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.2min
9EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
64.5min
5DTLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.1min
24S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 10 min (619 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 27 min riding

7m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (419 m) to Blk 166
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 166Opp Simei · 2 stops · 2 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 161

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
PlannedXilin MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1897 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.5 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub36.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam15.8 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd18 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)8.5 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic9.3 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg9.1 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os9.8 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg11.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre23.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C25.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C25.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC11.5 min
  • Tampines East CC16.9 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)22.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library32.6 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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