SG Block Index

Block 849 Tampines ST 83

520849 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 849 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 56.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 389 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
40
Food
53
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
63
Green space
26
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
62
Seniors
56
Renters
47
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.1min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
61min
291T129CCL2 transfers
Jurong East
71min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
34.6min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (494 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 33 min riding

3m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (178 m) to Opp Blk 853
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 853Tampines Int · 3 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 849

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 1842 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre26.2 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines6.3 min
  • Karri Family Clinic6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk24.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park26 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk32 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC7.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC10.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC11.6 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)31.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.3 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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