SG Block Index

Block 230J Tampines ST 21

523230 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 55 units · 12 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 230J Tampines ST 21 in Tampines scores 70.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 19.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 117 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 230J Tampines ST 21 in Singapore

Block 230J Tampines ST 21, Singapore 523230

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
60
Schools
98
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
57
Green space
69
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
78
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
70
Renters
63
Investors
62
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.6min
8EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
60.6min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.5min
8EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.4min
DTLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (524 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m84mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (207 m) to Blk 230e
  2. Bus 8 · SBS Transit
    Blk 230eTampines Int · 3 stops · 3 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 230J

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 1705 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub19.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery7.5 min
  • Viva Medical Clinic10.8 min
  • Yao Medical Clinic11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk14.8 min
  • Jln Pelatok Pg23.1 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park23.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home9.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre12.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C13.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC10 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)10.4 min
  • Tampines Central CC20.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library37.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 257/260 Tampines Street 215.3 min
  • Blk 231/238 Tampines Street 217.6 min
  • Blk 429/432 Tampines Street 419 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 230J Tampines ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 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 764012.9 min walk · 197 m
  • Stop 764093.2 min walk · 204 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 230E3 min walk
    8

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$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 230J Tampines ST 21 is more liveable than 48% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability48th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 230J offers a strong liveability score (70.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get70.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds66 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 East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 230J Tampines ST 21

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$910k
median S$910k · S$560560 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
550581612Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 230J Tampines ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '26Executive01 TO 03151S$910kS$560

Subzone medians — 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$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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