SG Block Index

Block 496F Tampines Ave 9

522496 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 48 units · 13 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 496F Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 66.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 20.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 141 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
17
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
67
Green space
86
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
78

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
74
Seniors
68
Renters
58
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.5min
29EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.5min
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.3min
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
28.9min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (575 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (259 m) to Blk 430
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 430Tampines Int · 3 stops · 4 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 496F

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 1369 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.1 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre23.7 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre27.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery4.8 min
  • Medilife Clinic & Surgery5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk11.7 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk14.7 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park16.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C11.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)8.3 min
  • Tampines East CC17.8 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC24.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.6 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library28 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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