SG Block Index

Block 491E Tampines ST 45

524491 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 60 units · 13 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 491E Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 56.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 24 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 715 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
4
Schools
100
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
50
Green space
74
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
38

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
65
Seniors
54
Renters
47
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.6min
293EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
62.6min
293DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.5min
293EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.7min
293DTLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 6 min (426 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

2m2934mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (110 m) to Dunman Sec Sch
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Dunman Sec SchTampines Int · 5 stops · 7 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 491E

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre24 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub28.9 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.4 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd21.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)3.8 min
  • Medina Medical Centre7.4 min
  • Choong'S Clinic8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk14.5 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.5 min
  • Loyang View Pg22.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre11.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)17 min
  • Tampines East CC17.7 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library20.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library24.2 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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