Block 159 Tampines ST 12
521159 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100
Summary
Block 159 Tampines ST 12 in Tampines scores 77.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 282 m straight-line from Tampines Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 74
- Food
- 66
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 98
- Daily needs
- 88
- Green space
- 82
- Connectivity
- 55
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 91
Who it suits
- Overall
- 77
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 73
- Investors
- 62
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 34.3min
- one-north
- 59.5min
- Jurong East
- 61.1min
- Changi Airport
- 24.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
EWLS$2.46 · direct
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap34 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 6 min (409 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding
6m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (382 m) to Tampines
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Tampines Mrt Station5 min
- Tampines Mrt Station5.2 min
- Tampines Mrt Station5.6 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2215 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13.3 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre29.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Charis Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
- Northeast Medical Group4.6 min
- Onecare Clinic Tampines Mrt4.6 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk14.2 min
- Harvey Crescent Pg19.7 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park22.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.2 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.1 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre21.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines North CC (U/C)10 min
- Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)12.2 min
- Tampines Central CC13 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library11.2 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library37.3 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 East
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%3
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%6
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%2
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1