SG Block Index

Block 254 Tampines ST 21

521254 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 254 Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 70.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 18.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 229 m straight-line from Yumin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 254 Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 254 Tampines ST 21, Singapore 521254

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
96
Daily needs
71
Green space
70
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
80
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
73
Renters
63
Investors
59
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.3min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
64.5min
EWLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
66.2min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
29.9min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 11 min (714 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (686 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 254

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 1999 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub18.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • F K Lim Family Clinic3.9 min
  • Tampines Medical Centre3.9 min
  • Y T Lim Clinic6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk15 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg22.1 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os22.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre17.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C17.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC9.6 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)10.5 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library37.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 249/266 Tampines Street 212.5 min
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 212.6 min
  • Blk 267/271 Tampines Street 213.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 254 Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 761713.4 min walk · 186 m
  • Stop 761793.8 min walk · 201 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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 254 Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 51% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability51th 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 254 offers a strong liveability score (70.6/100). 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 get70.6/100overall 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 254 Tampines ST 21

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
499699899Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 254 Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '245-room10 TO 12121S$720kS$553

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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