SG Block Index

Block 857 Tampines ST 83

520857 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 857 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 67.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 7.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 380 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
73
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
70
Green space
52
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
69
Renters
60
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.6min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
60.6min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.4min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.1min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · 1 transfer · 9 min (580 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 33 min riding

4m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (263 m) to Opp Blk 853
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 853Tampines Int · 3 stops · 5 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 857

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 1676 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub7.1 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre22.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic2.9 min
  • Seasons Clinic6.5 min
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk19.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park21.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk27 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.3 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC9.6 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home18.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC6.1 min
  • Tampines West CC12.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)19.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.8 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 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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