SG Block Index

Block 168A Simei Lane

521168 · Simei · Tampines · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 40 units · 12 floors

52Overall / 100
Summary

Block 168A Simei Lane in Tampines scores 52.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.6 minutes’ walk from Upper Changi Mrt Station MRT, 26.7 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 800 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
44
Daily needs
38
Green space
72
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
21

Who it suits

Overall
52
Young Families
61
Seniors
41
Renters
45
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
20EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.9min
20EWLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.6min
20EWLS$2.45 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
18.6min
20AEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 7 min (469 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 27 min riding

4m202mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (270 m) to Opp Blk 222
  2. Bus 20 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 222Opp Simei · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 168A

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 1670 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.7 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub37.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.8 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam17.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)10.2 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic11 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg10.9 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os11.6 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg12.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre24.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C27.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C27.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC13.2 min
  • Tampines East CC18.6 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)22.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library34.3 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 — Simei

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$653
4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%
EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%
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