SG Block Index

Block 498D Tampines ST 45

522498 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 72 units · 10 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 498D Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 55.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 30.8 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 522 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
0
Schools
99
Healthcare
81
Daily needs
34
Green space
84
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
24

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
65
Seniors
51
Renters
47
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.9min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
69min
293DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
73.8min
2939EWLS$2.47 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
26.7min
34S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 6 min (419 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 34 min riding

4m29392mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (220 m) to Opp Blk 487b
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 487bBlk 390/opp Tampines JC · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 390/opp Tampines JCOpp Simei · 6 stops · 8 min
  4. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  6. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 498D

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre30.8 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub33.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)37.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery5.4 min
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)7.2 min
  • Hamid Family Clinic & Surgery12.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg13.4 min
  • Mariam Way Pg14.8 min
  • Mariam Walk Pg20 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C8.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C8.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre14.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC15.9 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC20.7 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)21.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library24.6 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library31.1 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 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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