Block 738 Tampines ST 72
520738 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 52 units · 14 floors
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 738 Tampines ST 72 in Tampines scores 57.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 15.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 242 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 46
- Food
- 34
- Schools
- 96
- Healthcare
- 80
- Daily needs
- 50
- Green space
- 72
- Connectivity
- 37
- Value (lease)
- 58
- Leisure
- 62
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 65
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 48
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 46.9min
- one-north
- 61.2min
- Jurong East
- 73.7min
- Changi Airport
- 37.5min
168EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
118129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
168EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
293118EWL2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 10 min (579 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding
5m›168›5m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (269 m) to Opp Blks 741/742
- Bus 168 · SBS Transit
Opp Blks 741/742 → Opp Tampines /int · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 5 min (283 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 Station17.2 min
- Tampines Mrt Station17.4 min
- Tampines Mrt Station18.1 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1227 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub15.2 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre16.9 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)34.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Praise Family Clinic3.8 min
- Healthway Medical6 min
- RafflesMedical6.6 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk17.4 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park18.2 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk24.7 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Poi Ching School242 m
- Angsana Primary School750 m
- St. Hilda'S Primary School1112 m
Eldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.4 min
- Evergreen Circle SAC16.9 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines Central CC14.2 min
- Tampines West CC20.9 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)23.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library21.6 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library35.3 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