SG Block Index

Block 226 Tampines ST 23

521226 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

54Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 226 Tampines ST 23 in Tampines scores 53.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 26.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 569 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 226 Tampines ST 23 in Singapore

Block 226 Tampines ST 23, Singapore 521226

Pillar scores

Transport
40
Food
47
Schools
95
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
47
Green space
28
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
55
EV charging
70
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
59
Seniors
51
Renters
46
Investors
50
EV Owners
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
38EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
55.6min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.6min
38EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
22.2min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (437 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

2m384mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (121 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 226

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 1483 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)28.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre39.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic9.9 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.9.9 min
  • United Medical Practitioners9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg22.3 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk22.4 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os23 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C15.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C15.6 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC7.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)17.8 min
  • Changi Simei CC22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.4 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library43.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 234.8 min
  • Blk 201D/209/208A Tampines Street 2111.2 min
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 4217 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 226 Tampines ST 23
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 760318.9 min walk · 151 m
  • Stop 760399.3 min walk · 182 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
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 226 Tampines ST 23 is more liveable than 5% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability5th 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 226 offers a solid liveability score (53.5/100). 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 get53.5/100overall 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 226 Tampines ST 23

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$483k – S$495k
median S$485k · S$615630 psf
4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$638k – S$648k
median S$643k · S$557564 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
542592642Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 226 Tampines ST 23

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room01 TO 0373S$483kS$615
Apr '264-room07 TO 09108S$648kS$557
Feb '264-room10 TO 12105S$638kS$564
Jan '263-room04 TO 0673S$495kS$630
Aug '253-room07 TO 0973S$485kS$617
Feb '253-room04 TO 0673S$456kS$580

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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