SG Block Index

Block 853 Tampines ST 83

520853 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

53Overall / 100
Summary

Block 853 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 52.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 454 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
31
Food
50
Schools
100
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
57
Green space
22
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
59
Seniors
52
Renters
43
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
61.5min
513129CCL2 transfers
Jurong East
69.8min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.5min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (420 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 33 min riding

2m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (103 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 853

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 1803 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre27.2 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)33.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines7.4 min
  • Karri Family Clinic7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk25.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park27.1 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk33.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC8.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home25.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC12 min
  • Tampines Central CC12.7 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)32.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.3 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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