SG Block Index

Block 238 Tampines ST 21

520238 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 238 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 79.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 322 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
80
Green space
100
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
96

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
85
Seniors
81
Renters
76
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.2min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
57.4min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.1min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
25.7min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 7 min (451 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (423 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 238

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 1782 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre24 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd1.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.3.4 min
  • Yao Medical Clinic3.7 min
  • Healthway Medical5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk7.2 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park15.8 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home1.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre14.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C17.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)2.7 min
  • Tampines Central CC13.1 min
  • Tampines East CC13.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library4.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library30.1 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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