Block 242 Simei ST 5
520242 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 66 units · 11 floors
Block 242 Simei ST 5 in Tampines scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 431 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 26
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 83
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 65
- Value (lease)
- 56
- Leisure
- 39
Who it suits
- Overall
- 72
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 66
- Renters
- 69
- Investors
- 59
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 28.2min
- one-north
- 53.4min
- Jurong East
- 55min
- Changi Airport
- 18.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap28 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 3 min (171 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 2 min (143 m) to Simei
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Simei → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Simei Mrt Station3.7 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station15.3 min
- Upper Changi Mrt Station15.9 min
Hawker centres
food- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)17.5 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.9 min
- Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)36 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
- Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam10.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd1.6 min
- K2 Medical Clinic1.6 min
- Simei Clinic & Surgery1.6 min
Parks & green
green- Harvey Crescent Pg6.9 min
- Jln Angin Laut Pg12.4 min
- Sea Breeze Garden Park13.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.8 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24.4 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C27.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Changi Simei CC5.3 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)13.2 min
- Tampines East CC18.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library26.6 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