SG Block Index

Block 494E Tampines ST 43

525494 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 138 units · 13 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 494E Tampines ST 43 in Tampines scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23.2 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 673 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
6
Schools
100
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
51
Green space
86
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
57
Renters
45
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.7min
28EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
71min
18DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
74.6min
28EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.1min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 12 min (753 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 33 min riding

7m284mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (436 m) to Blk 484
  2. Bus 28 · SBS Transit
    Blk 484Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 494E

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre23.2 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub28.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre29.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd18.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd22.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery4.9 min
  • Medicare Associates8.4 min
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk12.8 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Town Pk21.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre10.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C11.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)16.4 min
  • Tampines East CC19.3 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC19.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.7 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library23.4 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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