SG Block Index

Block 961A Tampines ST 96

521961 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 144 units · 14 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 961A Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 59/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.3 minutes’ walk from Bedok Reservoir Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 687 m straight-line from St. Anthony'S Canossian Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 961A Tampines ST 96 in Singapore

Block 961A Tampines ST 96, Singapore 521961

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
47
Schools
95
Healthcare
53
Daily needs
24
Green space
64
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
44
EV charging
9
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
65
Seniors
51
Renters
53
Investors
70
EV Owners
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.9min
168EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
55.8min
46DTLCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.8min
168EWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.1min
59118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 7 min (465 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 27 min riding

3m1684mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (167 m) to Blk 961a
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Blk 961aBedok Interchange · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 4 min (270 m) to Bedok
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BedokRaffles Place · 9 stops · 19 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 minMRTClinicBlk 961A

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
PlannedBedok South MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2926 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)17.5 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)20.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub22.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?18.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Family Clinic (Bedok)8.7 min
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic9.6 min
  • Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd11.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk20.2 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk21.1 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg21.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit17.5 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre20.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)9.3 min
  • Tampines West CC15.9 min
  • Fengshan CC (U/C)19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library24.9 min
  • Tampines Regional Library31.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview13.4 min
  • Blk 101/106 Bedok North Avenue 4 Bedok Pond 115.9 min
  • Blk 107/110 Bedok North Road Fengshan Estate16.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 961A Tampines ST 96
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 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 750691.9 min walk · 117 m
  • Stop 750612.4 min walk · 125 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 961A3 min walk
    46168
  • BLK 954D6 min walk
    59
  • TAMPINES WEST STN EXIT B6 min walk
    118

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$690k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 961A Tampines ST 96 is more liveable than 11% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability11th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 961A offers a solid liveability score (59/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~98 years left).

What you get59/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds98 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 961A Tampines ST 96

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
544627710Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 961A Tampines ST 96 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines West medians.

Subzone medians — Tampines West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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