SG Block Index

Block 221 Tampines ST 24

521221 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 221 Tampines ST 24 in Tampines scores 65.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 20.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 418 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
16
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
67
Green space
64
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
60
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45min
DTL166NSLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
58.5min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
71.7min
19EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
26.3min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 9 min (587 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

6m›DTL›1m›166›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (365 m) to Tampines East
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Tampines East → Bencoolen · 12 stops · 26 min
  3. Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
  4. Bus 166 · SBS Transit
    Opp Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
  5. Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  7. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 221

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1610 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd5.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic5.9 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.5.9 min
  • United Medical Practitioners5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk14.9 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg21.2 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os21.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre11 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC7.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)10.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)20 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.9 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 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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