SG Block Index

Block 499A Tampines Ave 9

521499 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2012 · ~85 yrs lease left · 119 units · 12 floors

67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 499A Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 67.4/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
95
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
66
Green space
64
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
90
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
73
Seniors
64
Renters
60
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.9min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.8min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
71.8min
29EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.5min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

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

3m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (159 m) to Blk 460/opp Tampines JC
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 460/opp Tampines JCTampines Int · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 499A

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

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

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

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 change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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