SG Block Index

Block 937 Tampines Ave 5

520937 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 50 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 937 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 68.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 304 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 937 Tampines Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 937 Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 520937

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
71
Schools
94
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
75
Green space
52
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
71
EV charging
69
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
72
Seniors
68
Renters
65
Investors
64
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
168EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
51.9min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.6min
168EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.3min
168EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 6 min (358 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m1683mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Blk 938
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Blk 938Tampines /int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (187 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 937

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 2480 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)11 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.8 min
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)31.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yang & Chin Medical & Dental Associates Yang Ing Shyong Medical & Aesthetic Clinic8.5 min
  • Street 11 Clinic8.5 min
  • Tampines Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd8.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park18 min
  • Sea Breeze Avenue Park21.2 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk22.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home20.1 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC21.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)10.6 min
  • Tampines Central CC13.8 min
  • Tampines West CC15.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library20 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 921-941 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmspring8.4 min
  • Blk 137/139 Tampines Street 119.2 min
  • Blk 902-916, 942-946 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmsville9.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 937 Tampines Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 760614.3 min walk · 105 m
  • Stop 750515.4 min walk · 289 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 9382 min walk
    168

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 937 Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 45% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability45th 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 937 offers a strong liveability score (68.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get68.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds61 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 937 Tampines Ave 5

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
544627710Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 937 Tampines Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '25Executive07 TO 09146S$1.05mS$668
Dec '24Executive01 TO 03146S$940kS$598

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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