SG Block Index

Block 953C Tampines ST 96

523953 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2023 · ~96 yrs lease left · 93 units · 17 floors

48Overall / 100
Summary

Block 953C Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 47.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 22.1 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 721 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
10
Schools
90
Healthcare
47
Daily needs
13
Green space
51
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
32

Who it suits

Overall
48
Young Families
55
Seniors
38
Renters
39
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.6min
28EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
58min
28DTLCCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.5min
28EWLS$2.44 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
28.1min
59118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 8 min (534 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

5m283mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (325 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 953C

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 2999 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)22.1 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?18.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd22.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic10.8 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic13.1 min
  • Tampines Medilife Clinic13.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk24.8 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk25.2 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg25.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit22.1 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre22.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)13 min
  • Tampines West CC16.9 min
  • Fengshan CC (U/C)24.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library29.6 min
  • Tampines Regional Library32.9 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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