How far is Block 261 Tampines ST 21 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines East Mrt Station, about 8.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 261 Tampines ST 21 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 291T to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 42 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 261?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 20.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 261 Tampines ST 21?

Yumin Primary School, approximately 330 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 261 Tampines ST 21?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 261 Tampines ST 21?

It scores 69.9/100 overall: transport 69.5, food 59.3, schools 100, healthcare 92.7, daily needs 73.7, green space 58.5, connectivity 42.8, value 34, leisure 76.2.

Is Block 261 Tampines ST 21 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 69.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 57 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 261 Tampines ST 21

520261 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 126 units · 10 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 261 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 69.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 20.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 330 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 261 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 261 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520261

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Pillar scores

Transport: 70
Food: 59
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 93
Daily needs: 74
Green space: 59
Connectivity: 43
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 76
EV charging: 88

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 70
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 71
Renters: 63
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 42.4min
one-north: 61.4min
Jurong East: 69.2min
Changi Airport: 32.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (410 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 31 min riding

1m›291T›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (94 m) to Blk 259
Bus 291T · SBS Transit
Blk 259 → Tampines Int · 3 stops · 3 min
Walk 4 min (288 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 1778 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.9 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.9 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre33.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd4.3 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Y T Lim Clinic4.3 min
Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.4.3 min
United Medical Practitioners4.3 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk16.5 min
Jln Pelatok Pg19.6 min
Jln Pelatok Os20.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home11.3 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre13.9 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C14.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines East CC7.1 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)12.1 min
Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)18.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library13.5 min
Pasir Ris Public Library39.4 min

EV charging

Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 215.1 min
Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 235.2 min
Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 216.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 261 Tampines ST 21

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 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 764093 min walk · 66 m
Stop 764013.3 min walk · 79 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2591 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 261 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability47th 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 261 offers a strong liveability score (69.9/100). 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 get69.9/100overall 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 261 Tampines ST 21

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$460k – S$500k

median S$485k · S$548–609 psf

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$574k – S$660k

median S$590k · S$518–584 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 261 Tampines ST 21

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	01 TO 03	78 m²	S$460k	S$548
Jun '26	4-room	01 TO 03	105 m²	S$590k	S$522
May '26	4-room	04 TO 06	103 m²	S$574k	S$518
Apr '26	3-room	04 TO 06	78 m²	S$500k	S$596
Jan '26	3-room	07 TO 09	74 m²	S$485k	S$609
Jan '26	4-room	07 TO 09	105 m²	S$660k	S$584
Jun '25	3-room	01 TO 03	74 m²	S$470k	S$590
May '25	4-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$668k	S$591
Nov '24	4-room	07 TO 09	103 m²	S$600k	S$541

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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