SG Block Index

Block 498H Tampines ST 45

526498 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 74 units · 10 floors

54Overall / 100
Summary

Block 498H Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 53.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 26.9 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 477 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
82
Daily needs
49
Green space
62
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
26

Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
62
Seniors
50
Renters
43
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.3min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
69.4min
293DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
74.2min
2939EWLS$2.48 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
31.6min
293DTLEWLS$1.82 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 6 min (349 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m29392mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (150 m) to Opp Blk 489a
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 489aBlk 390/opp Tampines JC · 2 stops · 2 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 498H

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre26.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre36 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)3.2 min
  • Medina Medical Centre7.5 min
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg17.3 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.4 min
  • Mariam Way Pg18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre13.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC17.7 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)20.5 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC23.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library27.1 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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