SG Block Index

Block 470 Tampines ST 44

520470 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 470 Tampines ST 44 in Tampines scores 68/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 26.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 654 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 470 Tampines ST 44 in Singapore

Block 470 Tampines ST 44, Singapore 520470

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
70
Green space
53
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
45
EV charging
97
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
68
Renters
60
Investors
58
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.2min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
63.2min
29DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71min
29EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29min
2934S$1.68 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (494 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (178 m) to Blk 464
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 464Tampines Int · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 470

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.7 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre29.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.5 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd15.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medina Medical Centre3.6 min
  • Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery3.8 min
  • Choong'S Clinic4.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk18.9 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.2 min
  • Mariam Way Pg23.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C7.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C7.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre7.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC13.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)14.8 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC26.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library18.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 443.5 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 435.8 min
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 427.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 470 Tampines ST 44
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 762714.4 min walk · 125 m
  • Stop 762794.7 min walk · 144 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4643 min walk
    29
  • DUNMAN SEC SCH3 min walk
    29
  • TAMPINES JC/OPP BLK 3903 min walk
    34

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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 470 Tampines ST 44 is more liveable than 37% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability37th 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 470 offers a strong liveability score (68/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get68/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 470 Tampines ST 44

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$545k
median S$545k · S$603603 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
542578613Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 470 Tampines ST 44

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room01 TO 0384S$545kS$603

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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