How far is Block 460 Tampines ST 42 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines East Mrt Station, about 4.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 460 Tampines ST 42 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Downtown Line to Bencoolen, then Bus 166 to City Hall, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 460?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 25.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 460 Tampines ST 42?

Gongshang Primary School, approximately 668 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 460 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 460 Tampines ST 42?

It scores 72.9/100 overall: transport 93, food 53.2, schools 100, healthcare 92.4, daily needs 70, green space 56, connectivity 45.7, value 40, leisure 57.4.

Is Block 460 Tampines ST 42 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.9/100 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 460 Tampines ST 42

520460 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 50 units · 11 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 460 Tampines ST 42 in Tampines scores 72.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 25.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 668 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 460 Tampines ST 42 in Singapore

Block 460 Tampines ST 42, Singapore 520460

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Pillar scores

Transport: 93
Food: 53
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 92
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 56
Connectivity: 46
Value (lease): 40
Leisure: 57
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 72
Renters: 68
Investors: 61
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 44.8min
one-north: 58.2min
Jurong East: 70.3min
Changi Airport: 26.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 9 min (566 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

6m›DTL›1m›166›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (344 m) to Tampines East
Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Tampines East → Bencoolen · 12 stops · 26 min
Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Opp Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 1166 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub25.2 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)31.4 min
Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre31.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.8 min
Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Medilife Clinic & Surgery5.8 min
Viva Medical Clinic6.2 min
Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery6.2 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk19 min
Mariam Way Pg19.8 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk20.3 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 Centre6.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines East CC9.8 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)13.5 min
Pasir Ris East CC28 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library16.6 min
Pasir Ris Public Library32.1 min

EV charging

Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 422.9 min
Blk 475 Tampines Street 444.9 min
Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 426.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 460 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 763711.4 min walk · 101 m
Stop 763112.4 min walk · 39 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 460/OPP TAMPINES JC1 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 460 Tampines ST 42 is more liveable than 63% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability63th 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 460 offers a strong liveability score (72.9/100). 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 get72.9/100overall 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 460 Tampines ST 42

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

Multi-gen1 sale · 12 mo

S$1.10m

median S$1.10m · S$616–616 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Multi-gen a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 460 Tampines ST 42

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	Multi-gen	04 TO 06	166 m²	S$1.10m	S$616
Apr '25	Multi-gen	10 TO 12	166 m²	S$1.17m	S$655

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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