How far is Block 459 Tampines ST 42 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines East Mrt Station, about 4.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 459 Tampines ST 42 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 29 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 459?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 23.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 459 Tampines ST 42?

Gongshang Primary School, approximately 563 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 459 Tampines ST 42?

Approximately 60 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1987 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 459 Tampines ST 42?

It scores 73.8/100 overall: transport 92.2, food 57, schools 100, healthcare 96.4, daily needs 70, green space 60, connectivity 42.7, value 40, leisure 62.4.

Is Block 459 Tampines ST 42 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 60 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 459 Tampines ST 42

520459 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 136 units · 12 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 459 Tampines ST 42 in Tampines scores 73.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 563 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 459 Tampines ST 42 in Singapore

Block 459 Tampines ST 42, Singapore 520459

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Pillar scores

Transport: 92
Food: 57
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 96
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 60
Connectivity: 43
Value (lease): 40
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 97

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 74
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 74
Renters: 68
Investors: 62
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 45.3min
one-north: 59min
Jurong East: 72.2min
Changi Airport: 29.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (499 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m›29›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (182 m) to Blk 460/opp Tampines JC
Bus 29 · SBS Transit
Blk 460/opp Tampines JC → Tampines Int · 6 stops · 8 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 1210 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.7 min
Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre30.6 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre30.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.6 min
Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Medilife Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
Viva Medical Clinic4.8 min
Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery4.9 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk17.6 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk18.9 min
Mariam Way Pg19.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C3.8 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C3.8 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre5.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines East CC9.9 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)12.1 min
Pasir Ris East CC27.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library15.2 min
Pasir Ris Public Library30.8 min

EV charging

Blk 475 Tampines Street 443.5 min
Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 423.8 min
Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 425.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 459 Tampines ST 42

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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 763710.2 min walk · 29 m
Stop 763112.5 min walk · 148 m

Buses that serve this block

TAMPINES JC/OPP BLK 3901 min walk
34
BLK 4591 min walk
293
BLK 460/OPP TAMPINES JC3 min walk
29

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 459 Tampines ST 42 is more liveable than 67% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability67th 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 459 offers a strong liveability score (73.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get73.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds60 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 459 Tampines ST 42

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$553k – S$625k

median S$590k · S$612–660 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 459 Tampines ST 42

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$553k	S$612
Jan '26	4-room	10 TO 12	88 m²	S$600k	S$633
Dec '25	4-room	07 TO 09	88 m²	S$625k	S$660
Oct '25	4-room	01 TO 03	88 m²	S$580k	S$612
Jun '25	4-room	01 TO 03	85 m²	S$550k	S$601
Sep '24	4-room	04 TO 06	88 m²	S$560k	S$591

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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