SG Block Index

Block 454 Tampines ST 42

520454 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 50 units · 11 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 454 Tampines ST 42 in Tampines scores 56.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 27.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 659 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
82
Daily needs
57
Green space
40
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
43

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
63
Seniors
53
Renters
50
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.4min
DTL166NSLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
56.9min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
70.4min
38EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
23.5min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 8 min (486 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

4mDTL1m1662mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (264 m) to Tampines East
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Tampines EastBencoolen · 12 stops · 26 min
  3. Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
  4. Bus 166 · SBS Transit
    Opp BencoolenCity Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
  5. Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    City HallRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  7. 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 454

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 1241 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)34.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre34.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.5 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medilife Clinic & Surgery8.5 min
  • Viva Medical Clinic8.9 min
  • Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk21.7 min
  • Mariam Way Pg22.5 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk23 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C6.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C6.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC12.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)16.2 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC30.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.4 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library34.8 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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