SG Block Index

Block 497H Tampines ST 45

526497 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 98 units · 10 floors

63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 497H Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 63/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 32 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 642 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 497H Tampines ST 45, Singapore 526497

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
40
Green space
91
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
29
EV charging
15
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
60
Renters
56
Investors
59
EV Owners
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.1min
9EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
62.3min
4DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.9min
9EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
23.7min
34S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (482 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 34 min riding

5m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (283 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 497H

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre32 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)35 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)9.1 min
  • Hamid Family Clinic & Surgery9.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg10.8 min
  • Mariam Way Pg12.2 min
  • Mariam Walk Pg17.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre14.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC13.7 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC18.1 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)21.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library32.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 4212.5 min
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 4413.3 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 4315.3 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 3 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 762413.1 min walk · 228 m
  • Stop 762593.7 min walk · 202 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 497D3 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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 497H Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 17% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability17th 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 497H offers a solid liveability score (63/100). 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 get63/100overall 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 497H Tampines ST 45

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$720k – S$805k
median S$763k · S$515571 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$626k
median S$626k · S$570570 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
501550599Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 497H Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room04 TO 06102S$626kS$570
Mar '265-room01 TO 03130S$720kS$515
Nov '255-room04 TO 06131S$805kS$571
Mar '254-room01 TO 03107S$605kS$525
Jan '254-room04 TO 06109S$620kS$528
Jan '255-room10 TO 12130S$775kS$554
Jul '244-room07 TO 09109S$600kS$511

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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