How far is Block 497B Tampines ST 45 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines East Mrt Station, about 7.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 497B Tampines ST 45 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 293 to Blk 390/opp Tampines JC, then Bus 9 to Opp Simei, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 46 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 497B?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 30 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 497B Tampines ST 45?

East Spring Primary School, approximately 781 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 497B Tampines ST 45?

Approximately 69 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1996 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 497B Tampines ST 45?

It scores 66.1/100 overall: transport 81, food 55, schools 100, healthcare 78.7, daily needs 50.4, green space 80.9, connectivity 43.4, value 58, leisure 38.1.

Is Block 497B Tampines ST 45 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 69 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines East give the price trend.

Block 497B Tampines ST 45

521497 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 98 units · 10 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 497B Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 66.1/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 497B Tampines ST 45 in Singapore

Block 497B Tampines ST 45, Singapore 521497

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Pillar scores

Transport: 81
Food: 55
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 79
Daily needs: 50
Green space: 81
Connectivity: 43
Value (lease): 58
Leisure: 38
EV charging: 26

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 66
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 64
Renters: 60
Investors: 61
EV Owners: 52

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

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

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

Eateries nearby

food

Cheers Holdings (2004) Pte. Ltd.A2.9 min
East Spring Secondary School6.1 min
Khuk Siew MuiA6.1 min
Lee Nee IngA6.1 min
Sim Siew HongA6.1 min
Rohaya Binti Zainal AbidinA6.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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-line

Eldercare 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

EV charging

Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 4210.6 min
Blk 475 Tampines Street 4411.4 min
Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 2313.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 497B Tampines ST 45

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 762412.4 min walk · 114 m
Stop 762592.7 min walk · 101 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 390/OPP TAMPINES JC2 min walk
9
OPP BLK 487B2 min walk
293
BLK 497D3 min walk
34
BLK 3706 min walk
4

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

priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 497B Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 28% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability28th 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 497B offers a strong liveability score (66.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get66.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds69 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 497B Tampines ST 45

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$658k – S$685k

median S$672k · S$584–599 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$830k

median S$830k · S$589–589 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 497B Tampines ST 45

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	102 m²	S$658k	S$599
Sep '25	4-room	04 TO 06	109 m²	S$685k	S$584
Aug '25	5-room	10 TO 12	131 m²	S$830k	S$589
Jun '25	4-room	04 TO 06	108 m²	S$665k	S$572
Apr '25	4-room	04 TO 06	109 m²	S$650k	S$554
Jan '25	5-room	07 TO 09	130 m²	S$800k	S$572
Dec '24	4-room	04 TO 06	102 m²	S$650k	S$592
Nov '24	5-room	07 TO 09	131 m²	S$755k	S$535

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1

3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%4

4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%4

5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%7

EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%2

MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1

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