Block 229 Tampines ST 23
521229 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 229 Tampines ST 23 in Tampines scores 65.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 21.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 550 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 91
- Food
- 13
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 89
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 65
- Connectivity
- 54
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 75
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.4min
- one-north
- 52.1min
- Jurong East
- 66.2min
- Changi Airport
- 20.9min
DTLS$2.20 · direct
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
DTLCCLEWLS$2.47 · 2 transfers
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap41 min door to door · S$2.20 · no transfers · 11 min (735 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 30 min riding
2m›DTL›10mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (115 m) to Tampines East
- Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Tampines East → Telok Ayer · 15 stops · 30 min - Walk 10 min (621 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 East Mrt Station2.6 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station3.3 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station3.6 min
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1446 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub21.3 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)27.9 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre32.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd9.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Viva Medical Clinic8.3 min
- Y T Lim Clinic9.2 min
- Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.9.2 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk15.7 min
- Jln Pelatok Pg20.1 min
- Jln Pelatok Os20.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C7.4 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C7.4 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre8.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines East CC6.4 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)11.1 min
- Changi Simei CC20.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library12.8 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library35.4 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%3
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%6
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%2
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1