SG Block Index

Block 162 Tampines ST 12

521162 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
76Overall / 100
Summary

Block 162 Tampines ST 12 in Tampines scores 75.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 402 m straight-line from Tampines Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
76
Food
61
Schools
100
Healthcare
94
Daily needs
90
Green space
79
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
88

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
71
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.5min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.7min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.3min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
27min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 9 min (571 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (543 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 162

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 2380 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Charis Clinic & Surgery6 min
  • Emmanuel Medical Clinic8.9 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic9.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk15.1 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg17.7 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre22.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)10.2 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)10.7 min
  • Tampines East CC13.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12.1 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 change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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