SG Block Index

Block 160 Simei RD

520160 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

51Overall / 100
Summary

Block 160 Simei RD in Tampines scores 50.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.2 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 26 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 865 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
41
Green space
80
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
25

Who it suits

Overall
51
Young Families
61
Seniors
42
Renters
45
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.7min
9EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
63.8min
5DTLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.6min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
26.9min
20EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 9 min (604 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 27 min riding

6m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (405 m) to Blk 166
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 166Opp Simei · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 160

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
PlannedXilin MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1892 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub36.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam15.3 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd17.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)7.9 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic8.7 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg8.6 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os9.3 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg11.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre23.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C24.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C24.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC10.9 min
  • Tampines East CC16.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)21.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library32.1 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 — Simei

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$653
4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%
EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%
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