SG Block Index

Block 232 Tampines ST 21

521232 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 232 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 72.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 16.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 93 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 232 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 232 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 521232

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
66
Green space
85
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
90
EV charging
85
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
73
Renters
66
Investors
60
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.3min
37EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.3min
37DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.2min
37EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
26.3min
38S41EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (450 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

2m374mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (133 m) to Blk 233
  2. Bus 37 · 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 232

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 1764 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub16.7 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre29 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yao Medical Clinic8.6 min
  • Ruby Medical Centre Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk12.1 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park20.8 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk22.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home6.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C17 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)7.7 min
  • Tampines East CC11.8 min
  • Tampines Central CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library9.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 231/238 Tampines Street 213.9 min
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 213.9 min
  • Blk 418/424 Tampines Street 4113.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 232 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 1 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 761514 min walk · 213 m
  • Stop 761594.3 min walk · 218 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2332 min walk
    37
  • BLK 4233 min walk
    38
  • TAMPINES EAST STN EXIT A3 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 232 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 60% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability60th 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 232 offers a strong liveability score (72.2/100). 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 get72.2/100overall 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 232 Tampines ST 21

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$680k – S$790k
median S$777k · S$522597 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
512560607Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 232 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12123S$790kS$597
Feb '265-room07 TO 09125S$780kS$580
Nov '255-room01 TO 03121S$680kS$522
Jul '255-room04 TO 06123S$773kS$584
Dec '245-room10 TO 12121S$735kS$564
Aug '245-room01 TO 03121S$680kS$522
Aug '245-room01 TO 03121S$682kS$524

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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