How far is Block 167A Simei Lane from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Upper Changi Mrt Station, about 9.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 167A Simei Lane to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 12e to Tanah Merah, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 40 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 167A?

Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre) is roughly 26 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 167A Simei Lane?

Changkat Primary School, approximately 878 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 167A Simei Lane?

Approximately 84 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2011 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 167A Simei Lane?

It scores 58.9/100 overall: transport 65.8, food 33.6, schools 100, healthcare 45.9, daily needs 41.5, green space 75.8, connectivity 50.1, value 88, leisure 22.1.

Is Block 167A Simei Lane a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 58.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 84 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Simei give the price trend.

Block 167A Simei Lane

521167 · Simei · Tampines · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 60 units · 12 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 167A Simei Lane in Tampines scores 58.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Upper Changi Mrt Station MRT, 26 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 878 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 167A Simei Lane in Singapore

Block 167A Simei Lane, Singapore 521167

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Pillar scores

Transport: 66
Food: 34
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 46
Daily needs: 42
Green space: 76
Connectivity: 50
Value (lease): 88
Leisure: 22
EV charging: 66

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 59
Young Families: 66
Seniors: 49
Renters: 51
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39.9min
one-north: 62.2min
Jurong East: 66.7min
Changi Airport: 20.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (466 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

4m›12e›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (256 m) to Opp Blk 224
Bus 12e · Go-Ahead Singapore
Opp Blk 224 → Tanah Merah · 2 stops · 8 min
Walk 3 min (182 m) to Tanah Merah
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tanah Merah → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 22 min
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 · 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

PlannedXilin MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1737 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26 min
Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub36.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA7.1 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA7.6 min
Dynasty Seafood (Kim) Pte. Ltd.B8.2 min
Metta Welfare AssociationA8.3 min
Chua Keok SipB9.5 min
Appetizer Pte. Ltd.B10.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min
Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam16.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Faith Clinic (Simei)9.5 min
Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic10.3 min
Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.1 min

Parks & green

green

Jln Pelatok Pg10.2 min
Jln Pelatok Os10.9 min
Meragi Rd Pg11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Econ Health and Wellness Centre23.4 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C26.5 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C26.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Changi Simei CC12.5 min
Tampines East CC17.9 min
Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)21.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library33.7 min

EV charging

Blk 155/162 Simei Road7.1 min
Blk 221/235 Simei Street 49.6 min
Blk 141/147 Simei Street 210.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 167A Simei Lane

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 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 961992.9 min walk · 169 m
Stop 962914.1 min walk · 248 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 2244 min walk
12e
BLK 2235 min walk
20A

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$703k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 167A Simei Lane is more liveable than 9% of them but pricier than 67% — around S$594/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability9th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 33%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 167A offers a solid liveability score (58.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get58.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+11.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds84 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 Simei. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 167A Simei Lane

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

5-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$930k – S$1.00m

median S$958k · S$778–873 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Simei (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 167A Simei Lane

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	5-room	10 TO 12	111 m²	S$990k	S$829
Apr '26	5-room	10 TO 12	107 m²	S$1.00m	S$873
Feb '26	5-room	04 TO 06	107 m²	S$943k	S$819
Dec '25	5-room	04 TO 06	111 m²	S$950k	S$795
Sep '25	5-room	07 TO 09	111 m²	S$965k	S$808
Jul '25	5-room	01 TO 03	111 m²	S$930k	S$778
Jun '25	5-room	07 TO 09	111 m²	S$963k	S$806
Jun '25	5-room	01 TO 03	111 m²	S$880k	S$737
Mar '25	5-room	07 TO 09	107 m²	S$938k	S$814
Dec '24	5-room	07 TO 09	111 m²	S$935k	S$783
Dec '24	5-room	07 TO 09	111 m²	S$950k	S$795
Sep '24	5-room	01 TO 03	111 m²	S$868k	S$726

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Simei

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$653—1

4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%4

5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%5

EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Tampines →Tampines estate data →Blocks near Upper Changi Mrt Station →Blocks near Changkat Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

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