SG Block Index

Block 939 Tampines Ave 5

520939 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 68 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 939 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 67.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 247 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
63
Green space
47
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
86

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
66
Renters
62
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.2min
168EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
52.5min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.1min
168EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
28.8min
168EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 5 min (307 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m1683mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Blk 938
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Blk 938Tampines /int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (187 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 939

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 2371 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub8.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)16.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre28.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic9.4 min
  • Tampines Medilife Clinic9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.8 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park23.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park25.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.3 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC16.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home17.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC9.9 min
  • Tampines West CC11.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.1 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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