SG Block Index

Block 492B Tampines Ave 9

520492 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 72 units · 13 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 492B Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 58.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 25.4 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 601 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
55
Green space
77
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
57
Renters
49
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.7min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
63.7min
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.5min
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.9min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 9 min (623 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding

5m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (307 m) to Blk 484
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 484Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 492B

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre25.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.9 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd20 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Medina Medical Centre6.3 min
  • Choong'S Clinic7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk15 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk19.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park23.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C8.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C8.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre9.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)15.8 min
  • Tampines East CC16.6 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC22.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library25.6 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 change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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