SG Block Index

Block 146 Tampines Ave 5

521146 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 78 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 146 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 70/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 288 m straight-line from Tampines Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 146 Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 521146

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
72
Green space
56
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
84
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
69
Renters
64
Investors
59
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.7min
168EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
54.9min
21DTLCCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.6min
168EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
26.2min
27S$1.75 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (417 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m1683mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (202 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 146

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 2422 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)12.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre29.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yang & Chin Medical & Dental Associates Yang Ing Shyong Medical & Aesthetic Clinic10.2 min
  • Street 11 Clinic10.2 min
  • Tampines Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk19.1 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park23.8 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg23.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.5 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home15.9 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC10.8 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)12 min
  • Tampines West CC15.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 140/148 Tampines Street 121.9 min
  • Blk 149/151 Tampines Street 125 min
  • Blk 161/166 Tampines Street 127.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets.

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 760695.1 min walk · 104 m
  • Stop 760715.8 min walk · 263 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1473 min walk
    2127
  • BLK 9383 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$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability47th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 146 offers a strong liveability score (70/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get70/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5

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

Executive2 sales · 12 mo
S$920k – S$1.00m
median S$960k · S$578619 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
551596641Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '26Executive07 TO 09150S$1.00mS$619
Oct '25Executive01 TO 03148S$920kS$578
Jun '25Executive04 TO 06150S$963kS$596
Aug '24Executive07 TO 09142S$965kS$631

Subzone medians — Tampines East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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