SG Block Index

Block 740 Tampines ST 72

520740 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 52 units · 14 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 740 Tampines ST 72 in Tampines scores 61/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 16.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 331 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 740 Tampines ST 72 in Singapore

Block 740 Tampines ST 72, Singapore 520740

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
64
Schools
96
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
50
Green space
72
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
55
EV charging
55
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
67
Seniors
61
Renters
51
Investors
63
EV Owners
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.9min
168EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.1min
118129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.8min
168EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.5min
168EWLEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 9 min (515 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

4m1685mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (204 m) to Opp Blks 741/742
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blks 741/742Opp Tampines /int · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 5 min (283 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 minMarketClinicBlk 740

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 1236 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub16.8 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre17.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)36.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd21.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Praise Family Clinic5.4 min
  • RafflesMedical6.8 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk25 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.5 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC17 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC15.8 min
  • Tampines West CC21 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)23.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library21.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 872A Tampines Street 869.1 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.9.3 min
  • Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista10.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 740 Tampines ST 72
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 752812.3 min walk · 127 m
  • Stop 752893.1 min walk · 154 m
Buses that serve this block
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
    129
  • OPP BLKS 741/7424 min walk
    168
  • BEF TAMPINES AVE 56 min walk
    118

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 740 Tampines ST 72 is more liveable than 16% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability16th 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 740 offers a solid liveability score (61/100). 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 get61/100overall 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 740 Tampines ST 72

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$845k
median S$845k · S$561561 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
533622711Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 740 Tampines ST 72

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '26Executive04 TO 06140S$845kS$561
Jan '25Executive04 TO 06141S$900kS$593
Oct '24Executive01 TO 03141S$835kS$550

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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