SG Block Index

Block 735 Tampines ST 72

520735 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 117 units · 14 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 735 Tampines ST 72 in Tampines scores 64.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Tampines North Hawker Centre, and 246 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 735 Tampines ST 72 in Singapore

Block 735 Tampines ST 72, Singapore 520735

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
76
Schools
98
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
46
Green space
79
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
63
EV charging
28
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
65
Renters
55
Investors
65
EV Owners
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.1min
127EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
63.3min
58CCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
72min
127EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.6min
127EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 10 min (650 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding

5m1274mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (334 m) to Blk 604a
  2. Bus 127 · SBS Transit
    Blk 604aTampines 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 735

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 1153 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre14.6 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub15.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)35 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Praise Family Clinic2.4 min
  • Crossroads Family Clinic6.6 min
  • Peak Medical Clinic & Surgery6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk15.1 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park16 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk22.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC18.2 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home21 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC14.6 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)20.8 min
  • Tampines West CC21.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library33.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.10.2 min
  • Blk 872A Tampines Street 8610.4 min
  • Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista11.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 735 Tampines ST 72
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 752811.5 min walk · 98 m
  • Stop 753392.8 min walk · 124 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 604A5 min walk
    127
  • BEF TAMPINES AVE 57 min walk
    58

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
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 735 Tampines ST 72 is more liveable than 28% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability28th 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 735 offers a solid liveability score (64.2/100). 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 get64.2/100overall 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 735 Tampines ST 72

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$619k – S$625k
median S$622k · S$569575 psf
5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$668k – S$790k
median S$729k · S$517612 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
500589677Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 735 Tampines ST 72

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room04 TO 06102S$625kS$569
May '265-room10 TO 12120S$790kS$612
Nov '255-room04 TO 06120S$668kS$517
Jul '254-room01 TO 03100S$619kS$575
Feb '254-room13 TO 15100S$636kS$591
Dec '245-room07 TO 09122S$779kS$593
Nov '244-room07 TO 09100S$645kS$599

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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