SG Block Index

Block 164 Simei RD

520164 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 164 Simei RD in Tampines scores 58/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 22.4 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 819 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
9
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
50
Green space
85
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
33

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
52
Renters
53
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
64min
EWLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.7min
EWLS$2.45 · direct
Changi Airport
23.5min
12e20EWLS$2.68 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 13 min (866 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

13mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 13 min (838 m) to Simei
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  3. 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 164

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 2031 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
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam11.1 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)3.7 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic4.5 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg3 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os3.7 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C20.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C20.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC6.7 min
  • Tampines East CC12.1 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library27.8 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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