SG Block Index

Block 956A Tampines ST 96

521956 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 90 units · 17 floors

52Overall / 100
Summary

Block 956A Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 51.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 20.8 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 834 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
15
Schools
90
Healthcare
49
Daily needs
25
Green space
54
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
37

Who it suits

Overall
52
Young Families
58
Seniors
43
Renters
44
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.8min
28EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
57.5min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
66.7min
28EWLS$2.44 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.8min
21118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 8 min (555 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

5m283mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (346 m) to Blk 970a
  2. Bus 28 · SBS Transit
    Blk 970aBedok · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 3 min (181 m) to Bedok
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BedokRaffles Place · 9 stops · 19 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 minMRTClinicBlk 956A

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 3066 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)20.8 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.6 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)24 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?16.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd21.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic10.6 min
  • Island Family Clinic (Bedok)12.3 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic12.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk23.5 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk23.9 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg24.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC16.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit20.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)11.7 min
  • Tampines West CC14.8 min
  • Fengshan CC (U/C)23.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library28.3 min
  • Tampines Regional Library32.7 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 change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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