Block 491A Tampines Ave 9
520491 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 48 units · 13 floors
64Overall / 100
Summary
Block 491A Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 63.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 24.4 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 603 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 78
- Food
- 2
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 94
- Daily needs
- 63
- Green space
- 82
- Connectivity
- 42
- Value (lease)
- 50
- Leisure
- 50
Who it suits
- Overall
- 64
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 58
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.5min
- one-north
- 62.6min
- Jurong East
- 70.4min
- Changi Airport
- 30.5min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (537 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding
4m›29›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (220 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 doorWalk-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- Tampines East Mrt Station8.9 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station10.3 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station11.1 min
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 890 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre24.4 min
- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub25.9 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre29.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
- Medina Medical Centre4.4 min
- Choong'S Clinic5.1 min
Parks & green
green- Tampines Eco Green Pk14 min
- Sun Plaza Pk17.5 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park21.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C6.8 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C6.8 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre8.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines North CC (U/C)14.1 min
- Tampines East CC14.7 min
- Pasir Ris East CC21.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library17.3 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library24.6 min
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).
Resale context — 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$646▲ 13.9%3
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%6
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%2
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1