SG Block Index

Block 224 Simei ST 4

520224 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 110 units · 11 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 224 Simei ST 4 in Tampines scores 56.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 23.6 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 670 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
5
Schools
100
Healthcare
48
Daily needs
55
Green space
82
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
24

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
65
Seniors
47
Renters
54
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.3min
5EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
60.5min
5EWLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.1min
5EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
18.3min
20AEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 3 min (223 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 28 min riding

0m52mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 0 min (24 m) to Blk 224
  2. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    Blk 224Opp 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 224

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 1744 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.6 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub34.1 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)39.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam16.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • K2 Medical Clinic9.7 min
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)11.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg10.6 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg12.5 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os13.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre21 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C28.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C28.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC11.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19.4 min
  • Tampines East CC20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library32.7 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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