SG Block Index

Block 739 Tampines ST 72

520739 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 52 units · 14 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 739 Tampines ST 72 in Tampines scores 56.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 15.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 286 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
42
Food
33
Schools
96
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
48
Green space
71
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
58

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
64
Seniors
55
Renters
46
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.9min
168EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.5min
118129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.8min
168EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.4min
168EWLEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 9 min (518 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

4m1685mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (208 m) to Opp Blks 741/742
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blks 741/742Opp Tampines /int · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 5 min (283 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 minMarketClinicBlk 739

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 1230 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub15.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre17.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)35.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Praise Family Clinic4.4 min
  • RafflesMedical7.2 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic8.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.8 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk25.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC17.4 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC14.8 min
  • Tampines West CC21.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)23.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.9 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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