SG Block Index

Block 223 Tampines ST 24

521223 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 223 Tampines ST 24 in Tampines scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 21.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 491 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 223 Tampines ST 24 in Singapore

Block 223 Tampines ST 24, Singapore 521223

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
60
Schools
100
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
62
Green space
59
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
75
EV charging
67
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
69
Renters
63
Investors
58
EV Owners
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.5min
38EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
53.3min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.3min
38EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
22.5min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 6 min (426 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

2m384mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (110 m) to Opp Tampines East
  2. Bus 38 · SBS Transit
    Opp Tampines EastTampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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 223

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 1539 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub21.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)25.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic6.8 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.6.8 min
  • United Medical Practitioners6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk15.8 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg22 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os22.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre11.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C12.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC8.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)11.2 min
  • Changi Simei CC22.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library37.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 235.2 min
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 4210.4 min
  • Blk 201D/209/208A Tampines Street 2111 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 223 Tampines ST 24
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 762294.7 min walk · 88 m
  • Stop 761895.4 min walk · 189 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP TAMPINES EAST STN2 min walk
    38

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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 223 Tampines ST 24 is more liveable than 40% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability40th 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 223 offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get68.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 223 Tampines ST 24

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$460k
median S$460k · S$638638 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
577613648Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 223 Tampines ST 24

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '253-room01 TO 0367S$460kS$638

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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