Block 251 Tampines ST 21
520251 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 160 units · 11 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
63Overall / 100
Summary
Block 251 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 63.1/100 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 308 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 58
- Food
- 24
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 94
- Daily needs
- 60
- Green space
- 73
- Connectivity
- 50
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 83
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 70
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.9min
- one-north
- 61.3min
- Jurong East
- 63.8min
- Changi Airport
- 27.4min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
129CCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
EWLS$2.46 · direct
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 9 min (559 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding
9m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 9 min (531 m) to Tampines
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Tampines Mrt Station10.7 min
- Tampines Mrt Station11.3 min
- Tampines Mrt Station11.7 min
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2096 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)22.2 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre31 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.2 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- F K Lim Family Clinic6.7 min
- Tampines Medical Centre6.7 min
- Northeast Medical Group10.4 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk14.2 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park22.8 min
- Jln Pelatok Pg23.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home8.9 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre18.2 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C19.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines North CC (U/C)9.7 min
- Tampines East CC11.2 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library11.1 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library37.1 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%3
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%6
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%2
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1