Block 449 Tampines ST 42
520449 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 114 units · 12 floors
68Overall / 100
Summary
Block 449 Tampines ST 42 in Tampines scores 68.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 18 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 213 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 25
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 100
- Daily needs
- 55
- Green space
- 74
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 86
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 74
- Seniors
- 69
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.8min
- one-north
- 59.9min
- Jurong East
- 69.7min
- Changi Airport
- 33.3min
38EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
4DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
38EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
38EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (538 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding
3m›38›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (222 m) to Blk 230e
- Bus 38 · SBS Transit
Blk 230e → Tampines Int · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 4 min (288 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
transitPlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1529 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub18 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)27.1 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre28.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.2 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery3.9 min
- Viva Medical Clinic7.2 min
- Y T Lim Clinic8.4 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk11.9 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park20.5 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk21 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home6.7 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre8.6 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C10.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines North CC (U/C)7.3 min
- Tampines East CC10.4 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)22.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library9.5 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library33.8 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 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