SG Block Index

Block 248 Tampines ST 21

520248 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 248 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.9 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 18.7 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 427 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
76
Food
22
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
77
Green space
97
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
74
Seniors
61
Renters
65
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
54min
EWLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.6min
EWLS$2.45 · direct
Changi Airport
19.3min
EWLEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 3 min (200 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (172 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 248

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 2052 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)18.7 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub29.1 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)37.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam11.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd0 min
  • K2 Medical Clinic0 min
  • Simei Clinic & Surgery0 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg8.1 min
  • Jln Angin Laut Pg13.6 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park14.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre16 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home25.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C28.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC6.5 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)14.4 min
  • Tampines East CC19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library27.8 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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