SG Block Index

Block 268 Tampines ST 21

520268 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 120 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 268 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 78.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 299 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 268 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 268 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520268

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
88
Green space
79
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
87
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
81
Renters
73
Investors
63
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.4min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.6min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.2min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
26.9min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 8 min (553 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (526 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 268

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 2249 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)15 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Northeast Medical Group5.5 min
  • Charis Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic10.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk15 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg18.8 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg23.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre13.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)10.6 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)11.3 min
  • Tampines East CC14.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library38 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 210.1 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 210.1 min
  • Blk 267/271 Tampines Street 219.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 268 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 5 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 760814.6 min walk · 255 m
  • Stop 760894.9 min walk · 282 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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 268 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability87th 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 268 offers a strong liveability score (78.6/100). 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 get78.6/100overall 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 268 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$720k
median S$720k · S$649649 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
541601661Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 268 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room10 TO 12103S$720kS$649
Feb '255-room07 TO 09133S$780kS$545

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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