How far is Block 243 Simei ST 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Simei Mrt Station, about 2.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 243 Simei ST 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 31 minutes direct, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 243?

Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre) is roughly 17.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 243 Simei ST 5?

Changkat Primary School, approximately 541 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 243 Simei ST 5?

Approximately 70 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1997 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 243 Simei ST 5?

It scores 77.5/100 overall: transport 86.1, food 64.6, schools 100, healthcare 69.1, daily needs 82.9, green space 100, connectivity 61.2, value 60, leisure 37.8.

Is Block 243 Simei ST 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 77.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 70 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Simei give the price trend.

Block 243 Simei ST 5

520243 · Simei · Tampines · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 92 units · 11 floors

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 243 Simei ST 5 in Tampines scores 77.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.8 minutes’ walk from Simei Mrt Station MRT, 17.7 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 541 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 243 Simei ST 5 in Singapore

Block 243 Simei ST 5, Singapore 520243

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 65
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 83
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 61
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 38
EV charging: 95

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 73
Renters: 74
Investors: 63
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 30.7min
one-north: 55.9min
Jurong East: 57.5min
Changi Airport: 21.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 5 min (336 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (308 m) to Simei
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Simei → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
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 · schematic

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 1992 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)17.7 min
Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub28.2 min
Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)35.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Sk Catering Pte. Ltd.A3.8 min
Koi Cafe Group (S) Pte. Ltd.3.8 min
Brighter Horizons Pte. Ltd.3.8 min
Lin Weiliang @Masarat Louis Lin3.8 min
Fortune Food (S) Pte. Ltd.A3.8 min
Starbucks Coffee Singapore Pte. Ltd.A3.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam11 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd3.9 min
K2 Medical Clinic3.9 min
Simei Clinic & Surgery3.9 min

Parks & green

green

Harvey Crescent Pg6.1 min
Jln Pelatok Pg12.2 min
Sunbird Circle Pg12.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Econ Health and Wellness Centre15.1 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24.7 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C27.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Changi Simei CC5.6 min
Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)13.5 min
Tampines East CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library26.9 min

EV charging

Blk 248 Simei Street 33.9 min
Blk 221/235 Simei Street 44.8 min
Blk 120/130 Simei Street 15.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 243 Simei ST 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 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 961792.9 min walk · 158 m
Stop 962613.5 min walk · 93 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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

good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 243 Simei ST 5 is more liveable than 82% of them but pricier than 67% — around S$594/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability82th 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 243 offers a strong liveability score (77.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get77.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+11.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds70 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 243 Simei ST 5

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$860k – S$882k

median S$871k · S$660–661 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$751k

median S$751k · S$664–664 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Simei (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 243 Simei ST 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$860k	S$660
Mar '26	4-room	01 TO 03	105 m²	S$751k	S$664
Jul '25	5-room	04 TO 06	124 m²	S$882k	S$661
Jun '25	4-room	04 TO 06	105 m²	S$735k	S$650
Sep '24	4-room	04 TO 06	105 m²	S$695k	S$615
Sep '24	4-room	07 TO 09	105 m²	S$738k	S$653

Subzone medians — Simei

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$653—1

4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%4

5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%5

EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%1

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