SG Block Index

Block 163 Tampines ST 12

521163 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 120 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 163 Tampines ST 12 in Tampines scores 70.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 397 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 163 Tampines ST 12 in Singapore

Block 163 Tampines ST 12, Singapore 521163

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
83
Schools
96
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
76
Green space
58
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
77
EV charging
93
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
64
Investors
59
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
61.9min
8129CCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.7min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
28.4min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 10 min (651 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (624 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 163

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 2433 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)13 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Charis Clinic & Surgery2 min
  • Emmanuel Medical Clinic15.3 min
  • F K Lim Family Clinic15.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.7 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg24.1 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park24.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.8 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre26.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)12.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)14.7 min
  • Tampines East CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library15.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 161/166 Tampines Street 124.2 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 219.5 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 219.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 163 Tampines ST 12
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 1 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 760716.1 min walk · 301 m
  • Stop 760797.2 min walk · 281 m
Buses that serve this block
  • THE HOLY TRINITY CH4 min walk
    8
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G4 min walk
    129

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 163 Tampines ST 12 is more liveable than 51% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability51th 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 163 offers a strong liveability score (70.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get70.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 163 Tampines ST 12

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$655k
median S$655k · S$569569 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
542570599Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 163 Tampines ST 12

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room04 TO 06107S$655kS$569
Dec '244-room04 TO 06107S$660kS$573

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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