Block 149 Simei ST 1
520149 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors
Block 149 Simei ST 1 in Tampines scores 59.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 20.9 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 741 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 14
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 63
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 90
- Connectivity
- 52
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 31
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 35.6min
- one-north
- 60.9min
- Jurong East
- 62.5min
- Changi Airport
- 26.1min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap36 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 4 min (278 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 29 min riding
- Walk 2 min (111 m) to Blk 148
- Bus 20 · SBS Transit
Blk 148 → Simei · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 2 min (139 m) to Simei
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Simei → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Simei Mrt Station10 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station13.3 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station14.2 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)20.9 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub30.5 min
- Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)41.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam9.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd15 min
CHAS clinics
health- Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic2 min
- Faith Clinic (Simei)3.1 min
- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd9.9 min
Parks & green
green- Jln Pelatok Pg6.7 min
- Jln Pelatok Os7.4 min
- Meragi Rd Pg11.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre18.2 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C22.7 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C22.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC5.2 min
- Tampines East CC13.9 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)16.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library29.2 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 — Simei
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg