Block 221 Simei ST 4
520221 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 14 units · 4 floors
Block 221 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 62.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 21.7 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 511 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 83
- Food
- 12
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 56
- Daily needs
- 67
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 58
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 27
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 55
- Renters
- 61
- Investors
- 51
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 33.7min
- one-north
- 59min
- Jurong East
- 60.5min
- Changi Airport
- 19min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap34 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 8 min (536 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 8 min (508 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 Station5.8 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station9.4 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station9.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21.7 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32.1 min
- Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)37.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam15 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Northeast Medical Group7 min
- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd7.8 min
- K2 Medical Clinic7.8 min
Parks & green
green- Harvey Crescent Pg8.7 min
- Jln Pelatok Pg12 min
- Sunbird Circle Pg13.2 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Changkat Primary School511 m
- Chongzheng Primary School1151 m
- Yumin Primary School1262 m
Eldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.1 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C28.3 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C28.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC9.5 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)17.4 min
- Tampines East CC19.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library30.8 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