SG Block Index

Block 240 Tampines ST 21

520240 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 240 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 14.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 325 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
47
Schools
100
Healthcare
98
Daily needs
76
Green space
93
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
93

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
81
Seniors
77
Renters
71
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.1min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
57.3min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
25.6min
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 (442 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (414 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 240

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 1883 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub14.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre27.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.5.7 min
  • RafflesMedical5.7 min
  • Healthway Medical7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk10.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park19.1 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk21 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home5.3 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)6.1 min
  • Tampines East CC13 min
  • Tampines Central CC15.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library7.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library33.5 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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