SG Block Index

Block 491G Tampines ST 45

526491 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1992 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 72 units · 13 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 491G Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 23.7 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 709 m straight-line from Tampines North Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 491G Tampines ST 45 in Singapore

Block 491G Tampines ST 45, Singapore 526491

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
57
Schools
100
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
53
Green space
78
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
42
EV charging
67
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
65
Renters
55
Investors
59
EV Owners
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.8min
28EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
70.8min
18DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
73.7min
28EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33min
2934S$1.75 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 9 min (634 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

5m284mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (318 m) to Dunman Sec Sch
  2. Bus 28 · SBS Transit
    Dunman Sec SchTampines Int · 5 stops · 6 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 491G

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre23.7 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub28.1 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd20.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd22.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)3.5 min
  • Medina Medical Centre6.7 min
  • Choong'S Clinic7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk14.2 min
  • Sun Plaza Pk19.8 min
  • Loyang View Pg21.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre10.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)16.3 min
  • Tampines East CC16.9 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC20.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.6 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library24 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 438.6 min
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 448.7 min
  • Blk 429/432 Tampines Street 419.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 491G Tampines ST 45
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 762794 min walk · 202 m
  • Stop 762714.5 min walk · 219 m
Buses that serve this block
  • DUNMAN SEC SCH5 min walk
    28
  • BLK 493B6 min walk
    1829
  • TAMPINES JC/OPP BLK 3906 min walk
    34

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 491G Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 23% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability23th 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 491G offers a strong liveability score (65.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get65.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds66 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 491G Tampines ST 45

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$824k
median S$824k · S$617617 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
489560631Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 491G Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room04 TO 06124S$824kS$617
Jan '255-room01 TO 03133S$720kS$503
Dec '245-room07 TO 09124S$688kS$515
Sep '245-room04 TO 06122S$685kS$522
Jul '245-room10 TO 12125S$698kS$519

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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