SG Block Index

Block 838 Tampines ST 82

520838 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 838 Tampines ST 82 in Tampines scores 67.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 9.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 224 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 838 Tampines ST 82 in Singapore

Block 838 Tampines ST 82, Singapore 520838

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
82
Schools
97
Healthcare
82
Daily needs
70
Green space
28
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
84
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
71
Seniors
68
Renters
61
Investors
62
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.4min
298EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
61min
293129CCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.3min
298EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.9min
298EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 6 min (356 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

3m2983mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (141 m) to Opp Blk 842c
  2. Bus 298 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 842cTampines /int · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (187 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 838

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
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2063 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre26.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?7.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Seasons Clinic3.4 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines5.2 min
  • S K Tay Clinic & Surgery5.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk22.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park25.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk31.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC7.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd14.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home21.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC4.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC8.9 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)25.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library19.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 830/840 Tampines Street 820.1 min
  • Blk 842/856 Tampines Street 82 Tampines Ville4.2 min
  • Blk 831/841 Tampines Street 83 Tampines Palmwalk8.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 838 Tampines ST 82
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 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 760492.5 min walk · 139 m
  • Stop 760413 min walk · 109 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP ST. HILDA'S SEC SCH2 min walk
    129
  • BLK 8313 min walk
    293
  • OPP BLK 842C3 min walk
    298

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$690k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 838 Tampines ST 82 is more liveable than 42% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability42th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 838 offers a strong liveability score (67.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get67.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 838 Tampines ST 82

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$550k – S$602k
median S$576k · S$538608 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
525592659Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 838 Tampines ST 82

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room07 TO 0984S$550kS$608
May '264-room04 TO 06104S$602kS$538
Jun '254-room04 TO 06105S$610kS$540
Apr '254-room01 TO 0384S$540kS$597

Subzone medians — Tampines West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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