Block 229 Simei ST 4
520229 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 60 units · 11 floors
Block 229 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 68.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 19.8 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 554 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 18
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 79
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 59
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 32
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 67
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 33min
- one-north
- 58.3min
- Jurong East
- 59.9min
- Changi Airport
- 20.1min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 8 min (496 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 7 min (468 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 Station4 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station13.6 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station14 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.8 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub30.3 min
- Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)35.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam13.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd6 min
- K2 Medical Clinic6 min
- Simei Clinic & Surgery6 min
Parks & green
green- Harvey Crescent Pg6.8 min
- Jln Pelatok Pg12.7 min
- Sunbird Circle Pg13 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.2 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home26.8 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C28.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC7.6 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.6 min
- Tampines East CC20.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library29 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