SG Block Index

Block 231 Tampines ST 21

521231 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 231 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 74.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 16.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 131 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 231 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 231 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 521231

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
71
Green space
88
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
91
EV charging
88
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
68
Investors
61
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
38EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.3min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69min
38EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.1min
38S41EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (576 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 30 min riding

4m384mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (260 m) to Blk 233
  2. Bus 38 · SBS Transit
    Blk 233Tampines Int · 2 stops · 2 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 231

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 1763 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub16.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre28.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yao Medical Clinic8 min
  • Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery9.2 min
  • Ruby Medical Centre Pte Ltd9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk11.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park20.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk21.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home6.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre13.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C15.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)7 min
  • Tampines East CC10 min
  • Tampines Central CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library8.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library34.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 213.3 min
  • Blk 231/238 Tampines Street 214.3 min
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 4211.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 231 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 3 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 764013 min walk · 224 m
  • Stop 762195.4 min walk · 207 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2334 min walk
    38
  • BLK 4495 min walk
    38
  • TAMPINES EAST STN EXIT A5 min walk
    S41

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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 231 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 69% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability69th 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 231 offers a strong liveability score (74.2/100). 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 get74.2/100overall 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 231 Tampines ST 21

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$554k
median S$554k · S$553553 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
542571600Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 231 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room01 TO 0393S$554kS$553
Sep '243-room01 TO 0367S$425kS$589
Sep '244-room04 TO 0691S$578kS$590

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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