SG Block Index

Block 160 Simei RD

520160 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

58Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 160 Simei RD in Tampines scores 57.7/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 160 Simei RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
36
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
41
Green space
80
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
25
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
65
Seniors
49
Renters
51
Investors
48
EV Owners
66

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 155/162 Simei Road0.8 min
  • Blk 132 - 139 Simei Street 18.6 min
  • Blk 148 - 154 Simei Street 18.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 160 Simei RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 parks, 2 clinics.

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 961893.7 min walk · 196 m
  • Stop 961995 min walk · 275 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1666 min walk
    9
  • CHANGI CT7 min walk
    5
  • BLK 2239 min walk
    20

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$703k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 160 Simei RD is more liveable than 8% of them but pricier than 67% — around S$594/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability8th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 33%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 160 offers a solid liveability score (57.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get57.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+11.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 Simei. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 160 Simei RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$800k
median S$800k · S$576576 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
464547630Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Simei (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 160 Simei RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room10 TO 12129S$800kS$576
Apr '255-room07 TO 09122S$780kS$594
Aug '245-room01 TO 03122S$630kS$480
Jul '245-room04 TO 06122S$705kS$537

Subzone medians — 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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