SG Block Index

Block 837 Tampines ST 83

520837 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 837 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 57.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 314 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
66
Green space
24
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
73

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
63
Seniors
58
Renters
50
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.6min
293EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.2min
513129CCL2 transfers
Jurong East
71.4min
293EWLS$2.49 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.1min
293EWLEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 7 min (489 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m2934mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (172 m) to Blk 831
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Blk 831Tampines Int · 5 stops · 6 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 837

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 2076 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre26.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)29.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery0.8 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines4.1 min
  • S K Tay Clinic & Surgery4.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk24.8 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park26.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk32.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC5.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC8.7 min
  • Tampines Central CC12 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)29 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.6 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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