SG Block Index

Block 972A Tampines ST 96

521972 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 96 units · 16 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 972A Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 68.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 17.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 620 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 972A Tampines ST 96 in Singapore

Block 972A Tampines ST 96, Singapore 521972

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
62
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
45
Green space
55
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
51
EV charging
67
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
62
Renters
62
Investors
75
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
168EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
49.9min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.5min
168EWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.6min
59118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 7 min (486 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 28 min riding

3m1684mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (188 m) to Blk 970a
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Blk 970aBedok Interchange · 8 stops · 10 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 972A

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2970 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)18 min
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)20.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?13.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic5.3 min
  • Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg23.2 min
  • Bedok Town Pk23.6 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk24.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre16 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC16.8 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit20.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC11.5 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)12.2 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)17.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library26.9 min
  • Bedok Public Library28.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 921-941 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmspring7 min
  • Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview8.9 min
  • Blk 821/829 Tampines Street 8112.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 972A Tampines ST 96
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 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 750693.6 min walk · 269 m
  • Stop 750614 min walk · 274 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 954D3 min walk
    59
  • TAMPINES WEST STN EXIT B3 min walk
    118
  • BLK 970A3 min walk
    168

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 972A Tampines ST 96 is more liveable than 45% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability45th 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 972A offers a strong liveability score (68.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~98 years left).

What you get68.6/100overall 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 972A 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 972A 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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