SG Block Index

Block 227 Tampines ST 23

521227 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 136 units · 12 floors

54Overall / 100
Summary

Block 227 Tampines ST 23 in Tampines scores 53.5/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
0
Schools
98
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
56
Green space
34
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
60
Seniors
50
Renters
47
Investors
49

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

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

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 — 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$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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