Block 497B Tampines ST 45
521497 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1994 · ~67 yrs lease left · 98 units · 10 floors
60Overall / 100
Summary
Block 497B Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 60.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 30 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 781 m straight-line from East Spring Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 0
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 79
- Daily needs
- 50
- Green space
- 81
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 54
- Leisure
- 38
Who it suits
- Overall
- 60
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 55
- Renters
- 54
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 45.7min
- one-north
- 63.2min
- Jurong East
- 72.6min
- Changi Airport
- 23.2min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
4DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
2939EWLS$2.47 · 2 transfers
34S$1.59 · direct
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 5 min (346 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 34 min riding
2m›293›9›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (147 m) to Opp Blk 487b
- Bus 293 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 487b → Blk 390/opp Tampines JC · 1 stop · 1 min - Bus 9 · SBS Transit
Blk 390/opp Tampines JC → Opp Simei · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Simei → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 Station7.6 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station7.9 min
- Tampines East Mrt Station8.3 min
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 991 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub30 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.8 min
- Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre33.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
- Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd14.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery7.5 min
- Faith Healthcare (Tampines)9.2 min
- Kai Medical Clinic9.2 min
Parks & green
green- Mariam Way Pg14.5 min
- Loyang View Pg15 min
- Mariam Walk Pg19.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C7.8 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C7.8 min
- Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre13 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines East CC11.5 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)19.5 min
- Pasir Ris East CC22.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library21.5 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library33.5 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