Block 223 Simei ST 4
520223 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors
Block 223 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 59.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 22.9 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 642 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 80
- Food
- 7
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 60
- Green space
- 86
- Connectivity
- 54
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 25
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 50
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.6min
- one-north
- 61.9min
- Jurong East
- 63.5min
- Changi Airport
- 16.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 11 min (711 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 11 min (683 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 Station7 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station8.9 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station9.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.9 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub33.3 min
- Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)38.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam16.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Northeast Medical Group8.2 min
- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd9 min
- K2 Medical Clinic9 min
Parks & green
green- Harvey Crescent Pg9.9 min
- Jln Pelatok Pg11.6 min
- Jln Pelatok Os12.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre20.3 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C27.8 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C27.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC10.7 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.6 min
- Tampines East CC19.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library32 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