SG Block Index

Block 290 Tampines ST 22

520290 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 40 units · 4 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 290 Tampines ST 22 in Tampines scores 59.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 18.4 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 373 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
23
Schools
100
Healthcare
73
Daily needs
78
Green space
74
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
45

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
67
Seniors
58
Renters
52
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.1min
38EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
64.1min
17DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.9min
38EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.7min
20AEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 11 min (695 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding

9m382mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (528 m) to Blk 302
  2. Bus 38 · SBS Transit
    Blk 302Simei · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (139 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  5. 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 290

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 2037 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)18.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam5.8 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd9.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hong Family Clinic4.9 min
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Tampines)7.2 min
  • Healthway Medical7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg14.6 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os15.3 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg17.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre15.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C16.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC8.1 min
  • Changi Simei CC10.6 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)14.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.8 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 — 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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