Bedok vs Tampines
Bedok averages 67.4/100 for HDB liveability across 492 blocks, ahead of Tampines at 61.5/100 across 880 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Bedok comes out ahead (67.4/100 vs 61.5/100). Bedok is stronger on food, daily needs, green space, connectivity and leisure. Tampines leads on healthcare and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Bedok’s median trip to the city centre is 34 min versus Tampines’s 43 min by public transport — Bedok is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Bedok, seniors lean towards Bedok, renters lean towards Bedok and investors lean towards Tampines.
Commute face-off · median public transport
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.