How far is Block 257 Tampines ST 21 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 10.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 257 Tampines ST 21 to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 42 minutes direct, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 257?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 17.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 257 Tampines ST 21?

Yumin Primary School, approximately 297 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 257 Tampines ST 21?

Approximately 58 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1985 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 257 Tampines ST 21?

It scores 71.7/100 overall: transport 58.2, food 66.1, schools 100, healthcare 98.6, daily needs 69.4, green space 78.1, connectivity 43.5, value 36, leisure 86.7.

Is Block 257 Tampines ST 21 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 71.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 58 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 Tampines East give the price trend.

Block 257 Tampines ST 21

520257 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 257 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 17.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 297 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 257 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 257 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520257

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Pillar scores

Transport: 58
Food: 66
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 99
Daily needs: 69
Green space: 78
Connectivity: 44
Value (lease): 36
Leisure: 87
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 74
Renters: 63
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 41.5min
one-north: 62.2min
Jurong East: 68.4min
Changi Airport: 32.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 14 min (829 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

13m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 13 min (801 m) to Tampines
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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

PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1885 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.6 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21.4 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre30.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd6.5 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

F K Lim Family Clinic5.6 min
Y T Lim Clinic6.5 min
Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.6.5 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk13.2 min
Jln Pelatok Pg21.7 min
Tampines Boulevard Park21.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home8 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15.5 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines North CC (U/C)8.8 min
Tampines East CC9.2 min
Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)17.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library10.2 min
Pasir Ris Public Library36.2 min

EV charging

Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 210.9 min
Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 214.2 min
Blk 267/271 Tampines Street 215.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 257 Tampines ST 21

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 764094.4 min walk · 152 m
Stop 764014.6 min walk · 166 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2593 min walk
291T

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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

good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 257 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 57% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability57th 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 257 offers a strong liveability score (71.7/100). 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 get71.7/100overall 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 257 Tampines ST 21

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$690k – S$730k

median S$710k · S$530–560 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 257 Tampines ST 21

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$730k	S$560
Oct '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$690k	S$530
Apr '25	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$720k	S$553

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1

3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%4

4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%4

5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%7

EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%2

MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1

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