SG Block Index

Block 258 Tampines ST 21

520258 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 56 units · 4 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 258 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 17.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 330 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
26
Schools
97
Healthcare
94
Daily needs
62
Green space
78
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
87

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
65
Renters
56
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.2min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.5min
291TDTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
69min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
32.7min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 14 min (877 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

14mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 14 min (849 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 258

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1837 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • F K Lim Family Clinic7.6 min
  • Y T Lim Clinic8.6 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk13.2 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park21.9 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk23.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)8.8 min
  • Tampines East CC11.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library10.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.2 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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