SG Block Index

Block 296 Tampines ST 22

520296 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 108 units · 10 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 296 Tampines ST 22 in Tampines scores 63/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 21 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 465 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
14
Schools
100
Healthcare
82
Daily needs
76
Green space
77
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
54

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
71
Seniors
61
Renters
57
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
9EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.7min
9DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.7min
9EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (545 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

6m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (345 m) to Blk 302
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 302Opp Simei · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 296

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 1891 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd5.2 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam9.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Universal Medical Clinic3.7 min
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Tampines)4.6 min
  • Healthway Medical4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg11.2 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os12 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg16.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C13 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C13 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home17.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC4.1 min
  • Changi Simei CC11.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)16.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library41.3 min

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).

Resale context — 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$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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