SG Block Index

Block 494D Tampines ST 43

524494 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 151 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 494D Tampines ST 43 in Tampines scores 67.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 22.6 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 620 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 494D Tampines ST 43 in Singapore

Block 494D Tampines ST 43, Singapore 524494

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
54
Green space
87
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
45
EV charging
69
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
67
Renters
55
Investors
70
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46min
29EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
65min
29DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.8min
29EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.2min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 11 min (695 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 33 min riding

6m294mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (379 m) to Blk 484
  2. Bus 29 · SBS Transit
    Blk 484Tampines Int · 4 stops · 5 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 494D

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre22.6 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub27.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre29.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cecilia Family Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Medicare Associates7.9 min
  • Medina Medical Centre8.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk12.3 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Town Pk20.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre10.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C10.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C10.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)15.8 min
  • Tampines East CC18.8 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library22.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 438.3 min
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 448.5 min
  • Blk 429/432 Tampines Street 419.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 494D Tampines ST 43
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 4 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 763594.1 min walk · 215 m
  • Stop 763514.9 min walk · 182 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 493B5 min walk
    29
  • TAMPINES JC/OPP BLK 3905 min walk
    34
  • BLK 4846 min walk
    29

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 494D Tampines ST 43 is more liveable than 34% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability34th 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 494D offers a strong liveability score (67.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get67.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds88 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 494D Tampines ST 43

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$528k – S$550k
median S$539k · S$732751 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
568669771Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 494D Tampines ST 43

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '253-room01 TO 0368S$550kS$751
Aug '253-room04 TO 0667S$528kS$732

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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