SG Block Index

Block 701 Tampines ST 71

520701 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 78 units · 14 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 701 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 238 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
68
Green space
60
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
70
Renters
62
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.2min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
58.8min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.7min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (369 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 31 min riding

1m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (53 m) to Bet Blks 701/702
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 701/702Tampines Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 701

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1458 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre18.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)28.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical5.2 min
  • Karri Family Clinic5.5 min
  • Praise Family Clinic7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk16.8 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk24.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC13.4 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home18.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC8.5 min
  • Tampines West CC16.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.4 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.4 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 West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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