SG Block Index

Block 168B Simei Lane

522168 · Simei · Tampines · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 40 units · 12 floors

58Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 168B Simei Lane in Tampines scores 58.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Upper Changi Mrt Station MRT, 26.4 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 772 m straight-line from Changkat Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 168B Simei Lane in Singapore

Block 168B Simei Lane, Singapore 522168

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
33
Schools
100
Healthcare
45
Daily needs
40
Green space
74
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
21
EV charging
64
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
66
Seniors
48
Renters
51
Investors
58
EV Owners
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.4min
20EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.5min
20EWLCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.2min
20EWLS$2.45 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
18.2min
20AEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 7 min (441 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 27 min riding

4m202mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (242 m) to Opp Blk 222
  2. Bus 20 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 222Opp Simei · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 168B

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
PlannedXilin MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1666 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub36.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam17.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Simei)9.9 min
  • Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic10.7 min
  • Chua Medical Centre Pte Ltd12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg10.5 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os11.2 min
  • Meragi Rd Pg12.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre23.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C26.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C26.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Changi Simei CC12.9 min
  • Tampines East CC18.3 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)22.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library34 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 155/162 Simei Road7.5 min
  • Blk 221/235 Simei Street 49.9 min
  • Blk 141/147 Simei Street 210.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 168B Simei Lane
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 961993.3 min walk · 144 m
  • Stop 962914.5 min walk · 128 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2232 min walk
    20A
  • OPP BLK 2224 min walk
    20

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$703k · 5 room

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Value for money

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

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 168B Simei Lane is more liveable than 9% of them but pricier than 67% — around S$594/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability9th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 33%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 168B offers a solid liveability score (58.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get58.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+11.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds84 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 Simei. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 168B Simei Lane

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
498687877Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Simei (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 168B Simei Lane

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '255-room10 TO 12107S$968kS$840
Mar '254-room07 TO 0994S$835kS$825
Sep '245-room07 TO 09107S$925kS$803

Subzone medians — Simei

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$653
4 ROOMS$646▲ 13.3%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 11.3%
EXECUTIVES$627▲ 3.2%
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