SG Block Index

Block 450C Tampines ST 42

523450 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1995 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 104 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 450C Tampines ST 42 in Tampines scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 343 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 450C Tampines ST 42 in Singapore

Block 450C Tampines ST 42, Singapore 523450

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
63
Green space
54
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
61
EV charging
94
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
69
Renters
59
Investors
63
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
8EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.6min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.6min
8EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.4min
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 (514 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m84mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (198 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 minMRTMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 450C

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 1429 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre30.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.5 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Viva Medical Clinic2 min
  • Sunshine Clinic Family Practice & Surgery4.5 min
  • Medilife Clinic & Surgery5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk19.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre5.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)11.7 min
  • Tampines East CC15.5 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)29.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library14.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library33.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 424 min
  • Blk 429/432 Tampines Street 416.5 min
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 429.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 450C Tampines ST 42
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 764713.7 min walk · 186 m
  • Stop 762118 min walk · 135 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 450C Tampines ST 42 is more liveable than 40% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability40th 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 450C offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get68.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds69 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 450C Tampines ST 42

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$840k
median S$840k · S$634634 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$580k
median S$580k · S$508508 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
493571649Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 450C Tampines ST 42

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room10 TO 12123S$840kS$634
Dec '254-room01 TO 03106S$580kS$508
Dec '245-room01 TO 03136S$785kS$536
Sep '245-room10 TO 12123S$718kS$542

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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