SG Block Index

Block 956C Tampines ST 96

523956 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 95 units · 17 floors

51Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 956C Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 50.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 21 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 800 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 956C Tampines ST 96 in Singapore

Block 956C Tampines ST 96, Singapore 523956

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
27
Schools
89
Healthcare
48
Daily needs
19
Green space
54
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
36
EV charging
16
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
51
Young Families
57
Seniors
42
Renters
43
Investors
66
EV Owners
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.4min
28EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.7min
28DTLCCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.2min
28EWLS$2.44 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.3min
21118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 8 min (524 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

5m283mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (314 m) to Blk 970a
  2. Bus 28 · SBS Transit
    Blk 970aBedok · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 3 min (181 m) to Bedok
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BedokRaffles Place · 9 stops · 19 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 minMRTClinicBlk 956C

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3059 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)21 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd21.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic10.8 min
  • Island Family Clinic (Bedok)12.5 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic13.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk23.7 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk24.1 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg24.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC18 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit21 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre22.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)11.9 min
  • Tampines West CC15.9 min
  • Fengshan CC (U/C)23.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library28.5 min
  • Tampines Regional Library32.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview12.2 min
  • Blk 921-941 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmspring13.2 min
  • Blk 821/829 Tampines Street 8116.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 956C Tampines ST 96
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk
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 750613.9 min walk · 171 m
  • Stop 750694.3 min walk · 198 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 961A3 min walk
    21
  • TAMPINES WEST STN EXIT B3 min walk
    118
  • BLK 954D4 min walk
    28
  • BLK 970A5 min walk
    28

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$690k · 4 room

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Value for money

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

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 956C Tampines ST 96 is more liveable than 2% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability2th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 956C offers a solid liveability score (50.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~98 years left).

What you get50.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds98 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 956C Tampines ST 96

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
544627710Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 956C Tampines ST 96 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines West medians.

Subzone medians — Tampines West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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