SG Block Index

Block 498F Tampines ST 45

524498 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 74 units · 10 floors

55Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 498F Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 55.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 29 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 481 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 498F Tampines ST 45 in Singapore

Block 498F Tampines ST 45, Singapore 524498

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
32
Schools
97
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
39
Green space
75
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
20
EV charging
19
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
63
Seniors
53
Renters
45
Investors
56
EV Owners
42

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.2min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
69.3min
293DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
74min
2939EWLS$2.48 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
31.5min
293DTLEWLS$1.82 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 5 min (346 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m29392mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (147 m) to Opp Blk 489a
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 489aBlk 390/opp Tampines JC · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 390/opp Tampines JCOpp Simei · 6 stops · 8 min
  4. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 min
  6. 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 498F

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre29 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub34.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre38.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd19.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)5.3 min
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery7.2 min
  • W Y Teh Family Clinic And Surgery12.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg15.2 min
  • Mariam Way Pg16.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk19.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C10.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C10.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre15.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC17.7 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC22.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)22.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library25.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library29.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 4411.7 min
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 4213.7 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 4314 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 498F Tampines ST 45
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 762594.9 min walk · 265 m
  • Stop 762515 min walk · 246 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 390/OPP TAMPINES JC3 min walk
    9
  • OPP BLK 489A3 min walk
    293

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
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 498F Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 6% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability6th 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 498F offers a solid liveability score (55.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get55.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 498F Tampines ST 45

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.00m
median S$1.00m · S$632632 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
551597642Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 498F Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '25Executive07 TO 09147S$1.00mS$632
Feb '25Executive07 TO 09143S$921kS$598

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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