SG Block Index

Block 236 Tampines ST 21

520236 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 236 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 61.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 18.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 254 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
24
Schools
98
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
58
Green space
76
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
85

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
55
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.7min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
58.8min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.5min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
27.2min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 9 min (546 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (518 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 236

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1806 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub18.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)25.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.3 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yao Medical Clinic10.1 min
  • Healthway Medical11.3 min
  • Ruby Medical Centre Pte Ltd11.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk13.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park22.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk24 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home8.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre17.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C18.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)9.1 min
  • Tampines East CC13.2 min
  • Tampines Central CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library10.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.5 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 — Tampines East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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