SG Block Index

Block 246 Tampines ST 21

521246 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 137 units · 11 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 246 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 76.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 15.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 426 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 246 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 246 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 521246

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
76
Green space
86
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
91
EV charging
86
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
81
Seniors
78
Renters
71
Investors
62
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.1min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
60.4min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
25.7min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 7 min (446 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (418 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. 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 246

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2058 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub15.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre28.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.7.2 min
  • RafflesMedical7.2 min
  • Northeast Medical Group8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk11.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park20.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk22.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home6.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre18.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)7.5 min
  • Tampines East CC12 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library8.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library34.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 213.7 min
  • Dbs Tampines 17.2 min
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 2111 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 246 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 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 761691.3 min walk · 90 m
  • Stop 761611.5 min walk · 88 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 246 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 77% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability77th 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 246 offers a strong liveability score (76.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get76.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 246 Tampines ST 21

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$450k – S$540k
median S$455k · S$612631 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
577627676Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 246 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room10 TO 1267S$455kS$631
Jan '263-room10 TO 1267S$450kS$624
Aug '253-room10 TO 1282S$540kS$612
Feb '253-room04 TO 0667S$480kS$666
Feb '254-room04 TO 0693S$660kS$659
Dec '243-room07 TO 0982S$525kS$595
Jul '244-room07 TO 0993S$650kS$649

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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