SG Block Index

Block 704 Tampines ST 71

520704 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 90 units · 16 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 704 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 71.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 10 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 245 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 704 Tampines ST 71 in Singapore

Block 704 Tampines ST 71, Singapore 520704

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
65
Green space
58
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
88
EV charging
83
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
71
Renters
63
Investors
69
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.6min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
60.6min
291TDTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
68.5min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.1min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (396 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 31 min riding

1m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (80 m) to Bet Blks 701/702
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 701/702Tampines Int · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 704

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1412 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub10 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre19 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)29.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical5.7 min
  • Karri Family Clinic6 min
  • Praise Family Clinic7.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.9 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk24.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC13.9 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home18.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC9 min
  • Tampines West CC17.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)19.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.5.9 min
  • Tampines Parkview8.3 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 59.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 704 Tampines ST 71
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 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 751392.8 min walk · 164 m
  • Stop 751313 min walk · 68 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 701/7021 min walk
    291T

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$690k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 704 Tampines ST 71 is more liveable than 59% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability59th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 704 offers a strong liveability score (71.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get71.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 704 Tampines ST 71

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$680k
median S$680k · S$638638 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
570613656Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 704 Tampines ST 71

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '254-room07 TO 0999S$680kS$638
Feb '254-room10 TO 1299S$675kS$633

Subzone medians — Tampines West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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