Block 479 Tampines ST 44
520479 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1988 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 11 units · 4 floors
Block 479 Tampines ST 44 in Tampines scores 69.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 27.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 544 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 479 Tampines ST 44, Singapore 520479
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 74
- Food
- 55
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 92
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 59
- Connectivity
- 44
- Value (lease)
- 52
- Leisure
- 42
- EV charging
- 94
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 74
- Seniors
- 69
- Renters
- 62
- Investors
- 62
- EV Owners
- 73
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.2min
- one-north
- 61.2min
- Jurong East
- 69.1min
- Changi Airport
- 31.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (454 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding
- Walk 2 min (137 m) to Blk 484
- Bus 29 · SBS Transit
Blk 484 → Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tampines East Mrt Station8.6 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station9.5 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station10.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.2 min
- Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre28 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre32.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- Koufu Pte Ltd0.7 min
- Chang Cheng Food & Beverage Pte. Ltd.B0.7 min
- Tong LuB0.7 min
- Sin Hin Huat Food Industry Pte. Ltd.B0.7 min
- Yee Kun FattA0.7 min
- Tan Peng Hin RichardB0.7 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.1 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd16.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Medina Medical Centre0 min
- Choong'S Clinic0.7 min
- Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery1.3 min
Parks & green
green- Tampines Eco Green Pk18.3 min
- Sun Plaza Pk20.3 min
- Loyang View Pg22.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C6.6 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C6.6 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre8.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines East CC14.2 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)15.3 min
- Pasir Ris East CC24.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library18.7 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library28.2 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 475 Tampines Street 444 min
- Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 436.4 min
- Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 428.2 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 762713.1 min walk · 181 m
- Stop 762793.1 min walk · 188 m
- BLK 4842 min walk29
- BLK 493B4 min walk29
- TAMPINES JC/OPP BLK 3904 min walk34
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 479 Tampines ST 44 is more liveable than 45% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 479 offers a strong liveability score (69.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).
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 479 Tampines ST 44
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 479 Tampines ST 44 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines East medians.
Subzone medians — Tampines East
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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