How far is Block 499A Tampines Ave 9 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines East Mrt Station, about 3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 499A Tampines Ave 9 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 29 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 499A?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 26.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 499A Tampines Ave 9?

Gongshang Primary School, approximately 770 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 499A Tampines Ave 9?

Approximately 87 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2014 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 499A Tampines Ave 9?

It scores 75.8/100 overall: transport 94.6, food 55, schools 100, healthcare 90.4, daily needs 66.3, green space 63.7, connectivity 44.1, value 94, leisure 54.8.

Is Block 499A Tampines Ave 9 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 75.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 87 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 499A Tampines Ave 9

521499 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2012 · Lease from 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 119 units · 12 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 499A Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 75.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 26.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 770 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 499A Tampines Ave 9 in Singapore

Block 499A Tampines Ave 9, Singapore 521499

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Pillar scores

Transport: 95
Food: 55
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 90
Daily needs: 66
Green space: 64
Connectivity: 44
Value (lease): 94
Leisure: 55
EV charging: 89

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 73
Renters: 68
Investors: 74
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 44.9min
one-north: 58.8min
Jurong East: 71.8min
Changi Airport: 27.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (475 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m›29›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (159 m) to Blk 460/opp Tampines JC
Bus 29 · SBS Transit
Blk 460/opp Tampines JC → Tampines Int · 6 stops · 8 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

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 1052 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub26.2 min
Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre29.8 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.7 min
Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd12.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery6.1 min
Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery6.5 min
Medilife Clinic & Surgery6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Mariam Way Pg18.1 min
Loyang View Pg18.7 min
Sun Plaza Pk20 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C1.4 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C1.4 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre7.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines East CC9.1 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)14.4 min
Pasir Ris East CC26.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library17.7 min
Pasir Ris Public Library30 min

EV charging

Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 424.9 min
Blk 475 Tampines Street 445.8 min
Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 427.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 499A Tampines Ave 9

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 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 763411.6 min walk · 107 m
Stop 763111.8 min walk · 122 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 460/OPP TAMPINES JC3 min walk
29

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

strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 499A Tampines Ave 9 is more liveable than 76% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability76th 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 499A offers a strong liveability score (75.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~87 years left).

What you get75.8/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds87 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 499A Tampines Ave 9

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

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$392k – S$423k

median S$405k · S$792–854 psf

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$590k

median S$590k · S$818–818 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 499A Tampines Ave 9

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$590k	S$818
Mar '26	2-room	10 TO 12	46 m²	S$423k	S$854
Mar '26	2-room	10 TO 12	46 m²	S$405k	S$818
Aug '25	2-room	07 TO 09	46 m²	S$392k	S$792
Jun '25	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$555k	S$770
Jan '25	2-room	07 TO 09	46 m²	S$372k	S$751
Dec '24	2-room	10 TO 12	46 m²	S$390k	S$788
Jul '24	2-room	01 TO 03	46 m²	S$350k	S$707
Jul '24	2-room	01 TO 03	46 m²	S$363k	S$733

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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