SG Block Index

Block 227 Tampines ST 23

521227 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 136 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 227 Tampines ST 23 in Tampines scores 61.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 24.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 613 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 227 Tampines ST 23 in Singapore

Block 227 Tampines ST 23, Singapore 521227

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
50
Schools
98
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
56
Green space
34
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
62
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
66
Seniors
59
Renters
55
Investors
55
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
9EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
56.2min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.2min
9EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
22.9min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 5 min (345 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

3m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (146 m) to Tampines East
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Tampines EastOpp Simei · 5 stops · 6 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 227

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 1517 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub24.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre37.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Y T Lim Clinic8 min
  • Street 21 Clinic Tampines Pte. Ltd.8 min
  • United Medical Practitioners8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg20.4 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.5 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os21.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C13.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C13.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home14.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC6 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)15.9 min
  • Changi Simei CC20.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library17.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library42 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 232.9 min
  • Blk 201D/209/208A Tampines Street 219.3 min
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 4215.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 227 Tampines ST 23
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 761015.8 min walk · 179 m
  • Stop 760317 min walk · 66 m
Buses that serve this block
  • TAMPINES EAST STN EXIT C3 min walk
    9

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 227 Tampines ST 23 is more liveable than 14% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability14th 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 227 offers a solid liveability score (61.8/100). 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 get61.8/100overall 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 227 Tampines ST 23

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$605k – S$633k
median S$619k · S$574613 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$475k
median S$475k · S$659659 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
535626718Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 227 Tampines ST 23

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '263-room01 TO 0367S$475kS$659
Oct '254-room10 TO 1296S$633kS$613
Oct '254-room01 TO 0398S$605kS$574
Jun '253-room10 TO 1267S$505kS$700
Sep '243-room01 TO 0367S$428kS$593
Jul '243-room01 TO 0371S$448kS$586

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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