SG Block Index

Block 270 Tampines ST 21

520270 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 223 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 270 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 76.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 260 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 270 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 270 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 520270

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
91
Green space
74
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
83
EV charging
96
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
78
Renters
72
Investors
63
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.1min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.3min
59DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
29.6min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 11 min (727 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (699 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 270

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 2321 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13.3 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub15.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam8.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Emmanuel Medical Clinic7.9 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic8.1 min
  • Tampines Medical Centre8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Harvey Crescent Pg16.8 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk16.9 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg21.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.6 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home11.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C21.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)9.3 min
  • Tampines East CC11.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)12.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library13.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library39.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 213.7 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 213.7 min
  • Blk 267/271 Tampines Street 217.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 270 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 4 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 760812.5 min walk · 86 m
  • Stop 760892.8 min walk · 104 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP THE HOLY TRINITY CH2 min walk
    59

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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 270 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 80% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability80th 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 270 offers a strong liveability score (76.8/100). 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 get76.8/100overall 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 270 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$650k
median S$650k · S$581581 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$478k
median S$478k · S$592592 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
491569647Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 270 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room07 TO 09104S$650kS$581
Mar '263-room04 TO 0675S$478kS$592
May '253-room04 TO 0675S$490kS$607
Feb '253-room07 TO 0979S$508kS$597
Feb '253-room07 TO 0981S$501kS$574
Dec '243-room01 TO 0379S$460kS$541
Dec '243-room01 TO 0375S$475kS$588
Jul '244-room04 TO 06104S$566kS$506

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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