Block 849 Tampines ST 83
520849 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors
Block 849 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 61.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 389 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 849 Tampines ST 83, Singapore 520849
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 40
- Food
- 76
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 78
- Daily needs
- 63
- Green space
- 26
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 71
- EV charging
- 90
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 52
- Investors
- 59
- EV Owners
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 44.1min
- one-north
- 61min
- Jurong East
- 71min
- Changi Airport
- 34.6min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (494 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 33 min riding
- Walk 3 min (178 m) to Opp Blk 853
- Bus 291T · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 853 → Tampines Int · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tampines Mrt Station16.8 min
- Tampines Mrt Station17.5 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station18.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.6 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre26.2 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.2 min
Eateries nearby
food- Che Yusof Ani Bin C MustafaB4.5 min
- Mufiz Prata Corner Pte. Ltd.B4.5 min
- Junyuan Secondary School4.9 min
- Shariffa Fetom Bte Syed Abd KadirA4.9 min
- Noraini Binte Wan JosohB4.9 min
- Chew Mong YeeA4.9 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Ler Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
- Onecare Clinic Tampines6.3 min
- Karri Family Clinic6.6 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk24.5 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park26 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk32 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Evergreen Circle SAC7.5 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.7 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines West CC10.9 min
- Tampines Central CC11.6 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)31.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library22.3 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 843/855 Tampines Street 83 Tampines Ville0.3 min
- Blk 831/841 Tampines Street 83 Tampines Palmwalk4.7 min
- Blk 830/840 Tampines Street 8210.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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- Stop 751613.4 min walk · 116 m
- Stop 751693.7 min walk · 130 m
- OPP BLK 8533 min walk291T
- BLK 8553 min walk291T
- TEMASEK POLY5 min walk129
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 849 Tampines ST 83 is more liveable than 17% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 849 offers a solid liveability score (61.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).
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 849 Tampines ST 83
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 849 Tampines ST 83 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines West medians.
Subzone medians — Tampines West
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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