SG Block Index

Block 280 Tampines ST 22

520280 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 87 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 280 Tampines ST 22 in Tampines scores 70.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.6 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 345 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
91
Green space
83
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
60

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
76
Seniors
71
Renters
65
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.1min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
64.3min
EWLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.9min
EWLS$2.45 · direct
Changi Airport
29.6min
EWLEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 14 min (880 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

13mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 13 min (852 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 280

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 2395 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13.2 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub21.8 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)41.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam0 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hong Family Clinic1.1 min
  • Emmanuel Medical Clinic3.5 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic11.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg13 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg13.9 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre10.5 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home18.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)8.5 min
  • Changi Simei CC10 min
  • Tampines East CC10.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library20.5 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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