Block 709 Tampines ST 71
520709 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors
60Overall / 100
Summary
Block 709 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 59.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 246 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 42
- Food
- 52
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 80
- Daily needs
- 52
- Green space
- 57
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 56
- Leisure
- 73
Who it suits
- Overall
- 60
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 59
- Renters
- 49
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.8min
- one-north
- 61.3min
- Jurong East
- 70.7min
- Changi Airport
- 34.4min
69EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
298DTLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
69EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
69EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (576 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding
4m›69›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (260 m) to Bet Blks 701/702
- Bus 69 · SBS Transit
Bet Blks 701/702 → Tampines Int · 2 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
transit- Tampines Mrt Station14.9 min
- Tampines Mrt Station15.1 min
- Tampines Mrt Station15.8 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1251 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.9 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre19.1 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical0.9 min
- Praise Family Clinic5.8 min
- Crossroads Family Clinic11.1 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk19.6 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park20.4 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk26.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.4 min
- Evergreen Circle SAC16.7 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home21.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines Central CC11.9 min
- Tampines West CC20.2 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)22.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library19.8 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library37.5 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%2
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%3
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%1
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%2