SG Block Index

Block 489A Tampines ST 45

520489 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 489A Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 64.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 27.1 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 648 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 489A Tampines ST 45 in Singapore

Block 489A Tampines ST 45, Singapore 520489

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
55
Schools
98
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
52
Green space
53
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
36
EV charging
57
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
69
Seniors
63
Renters
58
Investors
57
EV Owners
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.1min
293EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
64.2min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
71.9min
293EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.2min
293DTLEWLS$1.82 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 6 min (416 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 36 min riding

2m2934mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Blk 489b
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Blk 489bTampines Int · 6 stops · 8 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 489A

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre27.1 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub30.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)34.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.1 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd16.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)4.2 min
  • Medina Medical Centre6.8 min
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery8.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.7 min
  • Loyang View Pg21.5 min
  • Mariam Way Pg22.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C5.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C5.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre11.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC13.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)18.8 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC23.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library27.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 448.7 min
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 429.4 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 4311.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 489A Tampines ST 45
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 763493 min walk · 196 m
  • Stop 762695.6 min walk · 93 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 489B2 min walk
    293
  • OPP BLK 489A3 min walk
    293

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 489A Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 21% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability21th 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 489A offers a solid liveability score (64.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get64.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 489A Tampines ST 45

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$580k – S$605k
median S$593k · S$518540 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
508553599Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 489A Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 06104S$580kS$518
Sep '254-room07 TO 09104S$605kS$540
May '254-room07 TO 09104S$635kS$567

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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