SG Block Index

Block 201A Tampines ST 21

521201 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 13 units · 4 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 201A Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 69.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 22 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 315 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 201A Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 201A Tampines ST 21, Singapore 521201

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
60
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
75
Green space
58
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
72
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
70
Renters
63
Investors
59
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.2min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
61.2min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.9min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (392 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

1m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Opp Blk 216
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 216Tampines Int · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 201A

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1777 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub22.1 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre34.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd0.8 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam11.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic0.8 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.0.8 min
  • United Medical Practitioners0.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg16.8 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os17.5 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home12.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C14.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C14.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC4.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)13.3 min
  • Changi Simei CC17 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library14.7 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library40.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 235.2 min
  • Blk 201D/209/208A Tampines Street 215.8 min
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 216.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 201A Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 4 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 761893.5 min walk · 59 m
  • Stop 761814 min walk · 88 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 2161 min walk
    291T

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 201A Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 45% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability45th 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 201A offers a strong liveability score (69.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get69.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 201A Tampines ST 21

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
499699899Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 201A Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '253-room01 TO 0368S$420kS$574

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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