SG Block Index

Block 721 Tampines ST 71

520721 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 84 units · 15 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 721 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 58/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 14.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 281 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
47
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
45
Green space
69
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
66
Seniors
57
Renters
48
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.9min
127EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
60.9min
127DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.7min
127EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.4min
127EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (506 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 32 min riding

3m1274mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (190 m) to Opp Blk 721
  2. Bus 127 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 721Tampines Int · 3 stops · 4 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 721

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 1050 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub14.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre17.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)33.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Praise Family Clinic2.8 min
  • Healthway Medical3.9 min
  • Crossroads Family Clinic9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk24.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC18.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC13.4 min
  • Tampines West CC21.7 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)23.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library21.4 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.5 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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