SG Block Index

Block 241 Tampines ST 21

520241 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 241 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 14.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 358 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 241 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 241 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520241

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
74
Schools
100
Healthcare
99
Daily needs
76
Green space
93
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
93
EV charging
89
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
84
Seniors
82
Renters
75
Investors
64
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
57.9min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.6min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
26.3min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 8 min (485 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (457 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 241

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 1919 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub14.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre27.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.5.6 min
  • RafflesMedical5.6 min
  • Northeast Medical Group6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk10.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park19 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk20.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home5.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre16.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C18.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)5.9 min
  • Tampines East CC12.8 min
  • Tampines Central CC15.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library7.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library33.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 214.9 min
  • Dbs Tampines 15.6 min
  • Blk 231/238 Tampines Street 216.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 241 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 supermarkets, 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 761591.9 min walk · 65 m
  • Stop 761513.5 min walk · 79 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 241 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 90% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability90th 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 241 offers a strong liveability score (79.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get79.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 241 Tampines ST 21

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$682k
median S$682k · S$603603 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
542585627Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 241 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room01 TO 03105S$682kS$603
Jun '253-room01 TO 0374S$502kS$630
Jun '254-room04 TO 06105S$697kS$617

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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