SG Block Index

Block 291 Tampines ST 22

520291 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

55Overall / 100
Summary

Block 291 Tampines ST 22 in Tampines scores 55.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 20.5 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 435 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
16
Schools
100
Healthcare
72
Daily needs
64
Green space
62
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
63
Seniors
52
Renters
48
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.9min
9EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
63.9min
17DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.7min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.4min
9EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 11 min (754 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 28 min riding

8m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (555 m) to Melville PK
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Melville PKOpp Simei · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 291

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 2003 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)20.5 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam8 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Tampines)6.1 min
  • Healthway Medical6.1 min
  • Shenton Family Medical Clinic (Tampines)6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg16.7 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os17.4 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg19.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C15.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C15.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC7 min
  • Changi Simei CC12.7 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.7 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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