SG Block Index

Block 163 Tampines ST 12

521163 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 120 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 163 Tampines ST 12 in Tampines scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 397 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
62
Schools
96
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
76
Green space
58
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
77

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
71
Seniors
69
Renters
60
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.9min
8129CCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.7min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
28.4min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 10 min (651 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (624 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. 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 163

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 2433 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Charis Clinic & Surgery2 min
  • Emmanuel Medical Clinic15.3 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic15.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.7 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg24.1 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park24.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.8 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre26.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)12.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)14.7 min
  • Tampines East CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library15.5 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 East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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