SG Block Index

Block 499B Tampines Ave 9

522499 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2012 · ~85 yrs lease left · 108 units · 12 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 499B Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 27.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 822 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
93
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
87
Daily needs
62
Green space
58
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
90
Leisure
50

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
61
Renters
57
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.9min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.8min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
72.8min
29EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
26.4min
34S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (544 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

4m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (227 m) to Blk 460/opp Tampines JC
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 460/opp Tampines JCTampines Int · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 499B

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 1034 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre30.7 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)31.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
  • Medilife Clinic & Surgery7.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mariam Way Pg19.1 min
  • Loyang View Pg19.6 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C2.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C2.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre8.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC10 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)15.3 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC27.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library18.7 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library31 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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