SG Block Index

Block 249 Tampines ST 21

520249 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 126 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 249 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 66.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 19.9 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 247 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 249 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 249 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520249

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
61
Schools
95
Healthcare
94
Daily needs
63
Green space
67
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
72
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
71
Seniors
69
Renters
59
Investors
57
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.9min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
63.2min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
64.8min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
28.4min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 10 min (627 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (599 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 minMRTMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 249

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2157 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • F K Lim Family Clinic4.2 min
  • Tampines Medical Centre4.2 min
  • Northeast Medical Group12.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk16 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg23.4 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg23.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home10.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre18.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre19.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)11.6 min
  • Tampines East CC11.9 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library13 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library39 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 211.4 min
  • Blk 267/271 Tampines Street 213.7 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 2111.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 249 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 2 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 761613.5 min walk · 114 m
  • Stop 761713.7 min walk · 233 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$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 249 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 32% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability32th 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 249 offers a strong liveability score (66.9/100). 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 get66.9/100overall 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 249 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$612k
median S$612k · S$552552 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
542570599Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 249 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room04 TO 06103S$612kS$552
Dec '244-room01 TO 03106S$660kS$578
Oct '243-room04 TO 0674S$460kS$578

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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