SG Block Index

Block 497F Tampines ST 45

524497 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 57 units · 10 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 497F Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 66/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 31 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 685 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 497F Tampines ST 45 in Singapore

Block 497F Tampines ST 45, Singapore 524497

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
53
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
42
Green space
85
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
32
EV charging
29
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
64
Renters
59
Investors
61
EV Owners
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.4min
9EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
62.6min
4DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.3min
9EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
24min
34S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (489 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 34 min riding

5m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (290 m) to Blk 370
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 370Opp Simei · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 497F

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre31 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub31.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)34.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd16.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery5.4 min
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)8.1 min
  • Faith Healthcare (Tampines)11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mariam Way Pg13.2 min
  • Loyang View Pg13.7 min
  • Mariam Walk Pg18.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C7.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C7.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre12.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC13.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)19.6 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC21.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library22.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library31.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 4210.1 min
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 4411 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 4312.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 497F Tampines ST 45
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 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 762591.4 min walk · 85 m
  • Stop 762511.5 min walk · 81 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 497D4 min walk
    34
  • BLK 3705 min walk
    49

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 497F Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 27% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability27th 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 497F offers a strong liveability score (66/100). 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 get66/100overall 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 497F Tampines ST 45

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
499699899Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 497F Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '24Executive04 TO 06138S$850kS$572
Aug '24Executive07 TO 09139S$878kS$587

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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