SG Block Index

Block 163 Simei RD

520163 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 163 Simei RD in Tampines scores 55.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.4 minutes’ walk from Upper Changi Mrt Station MRT, 23.4 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 792 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
6
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
43
Green space
82
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
32

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
65
Seniors
49
Renters
50
Investors
47

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.9min
9EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
62.1min
9EWLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
63.8min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
24.7min
12e20EWLS$2.68 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 6 min (430 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 27 min riding

3m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (231 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 163

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 1996 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub33 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam12.1 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)4.7 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic5.5 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg2 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os2.7 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre20.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C21.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C21.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC7.7 min
  • Tampines East CC13.1 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library28.8 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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