Block 493B Tampines Ave 9
521493 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 62 units · 13 floors
65Overall / 100
Summary
Block 493B Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 65/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 416 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 71
- Food
- 5
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 97
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 85
- Connectivity
- 45
- Value (lease)
- 50
- Leisure
- 59
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 65
- Renters
- 57
- Investors
- 59
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.2min
- one-north
- 61.2min
- Jurong East
- 69min
- Changi Airport
- 27.8min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (461 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding
2m›29›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (144 m) to Blk 484
- Bus 29 · SBS Transit
Blk 484 → Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 min - Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Tampines East Mrt Station10.7 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station11.9 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station12.9 min
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1067 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.7 min
- Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre24.3 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre26.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.9 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd17.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery1.1 min
- Medicare Associates3.9 min
- Medina Medical Centre5.9 min
Parks & green
green- Tampines Eco Green Pk13.1 min
- Sun Plaza Pk15.3 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park19.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre6.1 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C8.6 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C8.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines North CC (U/C)11.9 min
- Tampines East CC16.5 min
- Pasir Ris East CC21 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library15.2 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library24.5 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%3
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%6
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%2
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1