SG Block Index

Block 957C Tampines ST 96

523957 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 89 units · 17 floors

55Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 957C Tampines ST 96 in Tampines scores 54.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 19.9 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre), and 783 m straight-line from Red Swastika School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 957C Tampines ST 96 in Singapore

Block 957C Tampines ST 96, Singapore 523957

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
31
Schools
92
Healthcare
51
Daily needs
23
Green space
57
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
42
EV charging
18
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
61
Seniors
46
Renters
48
Investors
68
EV Owners
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.5min
28EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
55min
69129ACCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.5min
168EWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
25.9min
21118EWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 7 min (460 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

4m283mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (251 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 957C

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
PlannedBedok South MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3055 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)19.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub22.7 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)23 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chia & Lee Medical & Dental Clinic9.7 min
  • Island Family Clinic (Bedok)11.4 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic12.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bedok Town Pk22.6 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk22.9 min
  • Jln Pari Dedap Pg23.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC17.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Kaki Bukit19.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)10.8 min
  • Tampines West CC15.5 min
  • Fengshan CC (U/C)22.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library27.4 min
  • Tampines Regional Library31.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview11.9 min
  • Blk 921-941 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmspring12.1 min
  • Blk 101/106 Bedok North Avenue 4 Bedok Pond 118.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 957C Tampines ST 96
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 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 750612.8 min walk · 99 m
  • Stop 750693.1 min walk · 121 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 961A0 min walk
    2169
  • TAMPINES WEST STN EXIT B0 min walk
    118
  • TEMASEK POLY EAST G0 min walk
    129A
  • BLK 970A4 min walk
    28
  • THE CLEARWATER CONDO6 min walk
    168

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 957C Tampines ST 96 is more liveable than 5% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability5th 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 957C offers a solid liveability score (54.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~98 years left).

What you get54.7/100overall 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 957C 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 957C 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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