SG Block Index

Block 705 Tampines ST 71

520705 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 90 units · 16 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 705 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 63.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 11.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 234 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
57
Schools
100
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
59
Green space
55
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
64
Renters
54
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.9min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
62min
291TDTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
69.8min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.5min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (476 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (160 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 705

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 1349 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub11.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical5 min
  • Praise Family Clinic7.2 min
  • Karri Family Clinic7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.8 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park20.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk26.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC15.4 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home20.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC10.5 min
  • Tampines West CC18.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library18.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library37.4 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 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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