SG Block Index

Block 493C Tampines ST 43

522493 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 60 units · 13 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 493C Tampines ST 43 in Tampines scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 346 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
7
Schools
100
Healthcare
98
Daily needs
70
Green space
88
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
73
Seniors
66
Renters
57
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.7min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
62.7min
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.5min
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (545 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding

4m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (229 m) to Blk 484
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 484Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 493C

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 1138 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre25 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre25.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Medicare Associates3.2 min
  • Hwang & Liang Family Clinic & Surgery7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk12 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk14.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre5.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C10.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C10.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)11.2 min
  • Tampines East CC17 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC21.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library14.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library25.3 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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