SG Block Index

Block 227 Simei ST 4

520227 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

61Overall / 100
Summary

Block 227 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 60.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 22.3 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 496 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
9
Schools
100
Healthcare
53
Daily needs
64
Green space
90
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
26

Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
69
Seniors
52
Renters
58
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.1min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
58.3min
EWLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.9min
EWLS$2.45 · direct
Changi Airport
18.3min
20AEWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 8 min (489 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (462 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 227

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 1736 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.3 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32.8 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)38.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam15.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Northeast Medical Group7.7 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd8.5 min
  • K2 Medical Clinic8.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg9.3 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg12.7 min
  • Sunbird Circle Pg13.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C29 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C29 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC10.1 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.1 min
  • Tampines East CC20.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library31.5 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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