Block 938 Tampines Ave 5
520938 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 52 units · 9 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 938 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 66.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 300 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 64
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 79
- Daily needs
- 60
- Green space
- 44
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 83
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 70
- Seniors
- 65
- Renters
- 61
- Investors
- 62
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 37.5min
- one-north
- 55min
- Jurong East
- 64.3min
- Changi Airport
- 26.6min
168EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
168EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
27S$1.75 · direct
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap38 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 4 min (269 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding
1m›168›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (54 m) to Blk 938
- Bus 168 · SBS Transit
Blk 938 → Tampines /int · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (187 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 West Mrt Station7.2 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station9.3 min
- Tampines Mrt Station11.2 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2409 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.5 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)16.9 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre29.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd5.8 min
- Yang & Chin Medical & Dental Associates Yang Ing Shyong Medical & Aesthetic Clinic14.3 min
- Street 11 Clinic14.3 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk19.4 min
- Sea Breeze Garden Park24 min
- Sea Breeze Avenue Park27.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.9 min
- Evergreen Circle SAC15.7 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home17.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines Central CC10.5 min
- Tampines West CC10.8 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)16.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library16.7 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