SG Block Index

Block 953B Tampines ST 96

522953 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2023 · ~96 yrs lease left · 62 units · 17 floors

45Overall / 100
Summary

Block 953B Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 44.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 22.9 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 704 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
7
Schools
88
Healthcare
44
Daily needs
7
Green space
49
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
29

Who it suits

Overall
45
Young Families
52
Seniors
35
Renters
36
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
28EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
55.9min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.2min
28EWLS$2.44 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29min
59118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 9 min (574 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

6m283mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (365 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 953B

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 2966 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)22.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub24.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)25 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?19.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd23.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic11.6 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic13.9 min
  • Tampines Medilife Clinic13.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk25.6 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk26 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg26.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit22.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre23 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)13.8 min
  • Tampines West CC17.7 min
  • Tampines Central CC23.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library30.3 min
  • Tampines Regional Library33.7 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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