Tampines East
Subzone · 397 HDB blocks · ~138,807 residents
Tampines East is a Singapore neighbourhood with 397 scored HDB blocks, averaging 64.4/100 for liveability (best block 83.2, lowest 36.7). Around 138,807 residents live here.
64Mean / 100
Average pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 26
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 86
- Daily needs
- 68
- Green space
- 72
- Connectivity
- 44
- Value (lease)
- 47
- Leisure
- 62
Score spread by persona
- Overall
- 36.7–83.2 · μ64.4
- Young Families
- 45.6–87.1 · μ71.1
- Seniors
- 30.4–85.8 · μ63.4
- Renters
- 25.6–80.6 · μ57.4
- Investors
- 44–76 · μ57.8
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)