Tampines East
Subzone · 436 HDB blocks · ~138,807 residents
Tampines East is a Singapore neighbourhood with 436 scored HDB blocks, averaging 70.1/100 for liveability (best block 85.6, lowest 40.8). Around 138,807 residents live here.
70Mean / 100
Average pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 64
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 87
- Daily needs
- 68
- Green space
- 72
- Connectivity
- 45
- Value (lease)
- 48
- Leisure
- 63
- EV charging
- 75
Score spread by persona
- Overall
- 40.8–85.6 · μ70.1
- Young Families
- 48.4–88.6 · μ74.9
- Seniors
- 36.1–88 · μ69.9
- Renters
- 30.3–82.6 · μ63
- EV Owners
- 28.4–84.2 · μ67.4
- Investors
- 47.2–77.2 · μ61.3
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Tampines planning areaFigures cover the wider 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).
Best-scoring blocks
Lowest-scoring blocks
Recent resale medians
- EXECUTIVE: S$593 psf (2026-07, 2 txns)
- MULTI-GENERATION: S$616 psf (2026-01, 1 txns)