SG Block Index

Block 143 Tampines ST 12

520143 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 143 Tampines ST 12 in Tampines scores 67.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 269 m straight-line from Tampines Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 143 Tampines ST 12 in Singapore

Block 143 Tampines ST 12, Singapore 520143

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
72
Daily needs
70
Green space
52
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
79
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
71
Seniors
66
Renters
60
Investors
57
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.7min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
60.7min
23129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.6min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
25.1min
31A118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 15 min (938 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

14mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 14 min (910 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 143

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 2435 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub10.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)12.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yang & Chin Medical & Dental Associates Yang Ing Shyong Medical & Aesthetic Clinic10.4 min
  • Street 11 Clinic10.4 min
  • Tampines Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd10.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.1 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg24.1 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park24.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16.6 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC20.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC11.8 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)12.2 min
  • Tampines West CC16.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 140/148 Tampines Street 122.1 min
  • Blk 149/151 Tampines Street 125.7 min
  • Blk 161/166 Tampines Street 127.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 143 Tampines ST 12
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 760716 min walk · 178 m
  • Stop 760696.1 min walk · 175 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1474 min walk
    2331A
  • CHANGI GENERAL HOSP4 min walk
    118
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G4 min walk
    129

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 143 Tampines ST 12 is more liveable than 33% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability33th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 143 offers a strong liveability score (67.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get67.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 143 Tampines ST 12

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$820k
median S$820k · S$573573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
527557587Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 143 Tampines ST 12

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room04 TO 06133S$820kS$573
Aug '245-room01 TO 03133S$808kS$564

Subzone medians — 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$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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