SG Block Index

Block 486A Tampines Ave 9

520486 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 486A Tampines Ave 9 in Tampines scores 65.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 30.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 757 m straight-line from White Sands Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 486A Tampines Ave 9 in Singapore

Block 486A Tampines Ave 9, Singapore 520486

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
87
Daily needs
48
Green space
66
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
35
EV charging
56
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
71
Seniors
64
Renters
58
Investors
60
EV Owners
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.2min
2939EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
62.2min
DTLCCLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
73min
2939EWLS$2.47 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
25.9min
34S$1.59 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 6 min (373 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m29392mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (174 m) to Opp Blk 487b
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 487bBlk 390/opp Tampines JC · 1 stop · 1 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 486A

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub30.1 min
  • Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre30.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)34.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.5 min
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd16.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Medical Clinic & Surgery1.8 min
  • Kindred Family Clinic (Tampines)7.7 min
  • Medina Medical Centre8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Loyang View Pg17.4 min
  • Mariam Way Pg18.8 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk21.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C2.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C2.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre11.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC12.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)18.2 min
  • Pasir Ris East CC24.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library21.6 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library30.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 428.8 min
  • Blk 475 Tampines Street 449.6 min
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 4211.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 486A Tampines Ave 9
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 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 762613.7 min walk · 210 m
  • Stop 763494.3 min walk · 219 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 390/OPP TAMPINES JC3 min walk
    9
  • OPP BLK 487B3 min walk
    293
  • BLK 497D5 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 486A Tampines Ave 9 is more liveable than 26% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability26th 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 486A offers a strong liveability score (65.7/100). 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 get65.7/100overall 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 486A Tampines Ave 9

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$735k – S$760k
median S$748k · S$538560 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
526557587Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 486A Tampines Ave 9

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room07 TO 09127S$735kS$538
May '265-room07 TO 09126S$760kS$560
Nov '245-room04 TO 06126S$730kS$538
Oct '245-room07 TO 09128S$738kS$536

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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