SG Block Index

Block 498H Tampines ST 45

526498 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 74 units · 10 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 498H Tampines ST 45 in Tampines scores 60.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 26.9 minutes from Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, and 477 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 498H Tampines ST 45, Singapore 526498

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
82
Daily needs
49
Green space
62
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
26
EV charging
42
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
66
Seniors
59
Renters
50
Investors
58
EV Owners
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.3min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
69.4min
293DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
74.2min
2939EWLS$2.48 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
31.6min
293DTLEWLS$1.82 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 6 min (349 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m29392mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (150 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 498H

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre26.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub32.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre36 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd21.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)3.2 min
  • Medina Medical Centre7.5 min
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg17.3 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.4 min
  • Mariam Way Pg18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C9.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre13.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC17.7 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)20.5 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC23.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library27.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 449.6 min
  • Blk 433/443 Tampines Street 4311.9 min
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 4213.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 498H 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 762694.4 min walk · 118 m
  • Stop 762614.9 min walk · 145 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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 498H Tampines ST 45 is more liveable than 11% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability11th 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 498H offers a solid liveability score (60.3/100). 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 get60.3/100overall 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 498H Tampines ST 45

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$640k
median S$640k · S$561561 psf
Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.14m
median S$1.14m · S$720720 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-roomExecutive a sale at this block
532636740Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 498H Tampines ST 45

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '264-room07 TO 09106S$640kS$561
Apr '26Executive07 TO 09147S$1.14mS$720
Mar '25Executive10 TO 12143S$921kS$598
Feb '255-room04 TO 06124S$750kS$562

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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