SG Block Index

Block 239 Tampines ST 21

520239 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

84Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 239 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 84.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 11.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 385 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 239 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 239 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520239

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
82
Green space
100
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
97
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
88
Seniors
86
Renters
81
Investors
66
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.6min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
58.8min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.4min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
24.1min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 6 min (348 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (320 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 239

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 1874 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub11.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)18.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre24.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.2.6 min
  • RafflesMedical2.6 min
  • Healthway Medical4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk7.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park16.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk18.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home2.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)3.5 min
  • Tampines Central CC12.3 min
  • Tampines East CC14 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library4.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library30.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Dbs Tampines 12.6 min
  • Tampines Mall5.8 min
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 216 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 239 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 761591.5 min walk · 79 m
  • Stop 761511.8 min walk · 85 m

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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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 239 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability99th 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 239 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.2/100). 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 get84.2/100overall 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 239 Tampines ST 21

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$635k – S$690k
median S$663k · S$608689 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
536621705Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 239 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room01 TO 0397S$635kS$608
Oct '254-room04 TO 0693S$690kS$689

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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