SG Block Index

Block 729 Tampines ST 71

520729 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 100 units · 14 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 729 Tampines ST 71 in Tampines scores 72.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 11.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 182 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 729 Tampines ST 71 in Singapore

Block 729 Tampines ST 71, Singapore 520729

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
70
Green space
67
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
76
Seniors
72
Renters
63
Investors
69
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.8min
69EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.5min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.6min
69EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.3min
69EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 6 min (371 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

1m694mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (55 m) to Blk 730
  2. Bus 69 · SBS Transit
    Blk 730Tampines 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 729

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 1484 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub11.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic3 min
  • RafflesMedical4.5 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.7 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park20.3 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk26.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.7 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC11.1 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home20.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC10.4 min
  • Tampines West CC14.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)20.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library18.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library37.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.3 min
  • Blk 872A Tampines Street 866.6 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 56.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 729 Tampines ST 71
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 751412.5 min walk · 40 m
  • Stop 751493.2 min walk · 76 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 7301 min walk
    69
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
    129
  • BLK 867A3 min walk
    69

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
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 729 Tampines ST 71 is more liveable than 64% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability64th 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 729 offers a strong liveability score (72.1/100). 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 get72.1/100overall 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 729 Tampines ST 71

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$840k
median S$840k · S$656656 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
548610672Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 729 Tampines ST 71

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '265-room10 TO 12119S$840kS$656
Jun '254-room04 TO 06104S$660kS$590
Dec '244-room04 TO 06103S$625kS$564
Oct '245-room01 TO 03123S$750kS$566

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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