How far is Block 858 Tampines Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 8.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 858 Tampines Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 296 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 43 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.15.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 858?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 4.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 858 Tampines Ave 5?

Poi Ching School, approximately 475 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 858 Tampines Ave 5?

Approximately 61 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1988 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 858 Tampines Ave 5?

It scores 73.4/100 overall: transport 67.4, food 90, schools 100, healthcare 89.4, daily needs 67.7, green space 50.4, connectivity 42.1, value 42, leisure 93.5.

Is Block 858 Tampines Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 61 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines West give the price trend.

Block 858 Tampines Ave 5

520858 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 858 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 73.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 475 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 858 Tampines Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 858 Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 520858

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Pillar scores

Transport: 67
Food: 90
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 89
Daily needs: 68
Green space: 50
Connectivity: 42
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 94
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 75
Renters: 66
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 42.8min
one-north: 61.6min
Jurong East: 69.6min
Changi Airport: 33.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 10 min (686 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

6m›296›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (369 m) to Opp Darul Ghufran Mque
Bus 296 · SBS Transit
Opp Darul Ghufran Mque → Tampines Int · 1 stop · 2 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 1661 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub4.6 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre19.5 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Salmah Binte HashimA2.9 min
Yeo Suay Tee5.8 min
Chang Cheng Mee Wah Pte. Ltd.5.8 min
Cheers Holdings (2004) Pte. Ltd.A5.8 min
Ong Wai Yin, AretaA5.8 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.A5.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Tampines Family Medicine Clinic4.6 min
Karri Family Clinic5.8 min
Seasons Clinic6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk16.5 min
Tampines Boulevard Park18.3 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk24.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.3 min
Evergreen Circle SAC12.5 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines Central CC3.6 min
Tampines West CC12.9 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)16.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library14.3 min
Pasir Ris Public Library35.3 min

EV charging

Tampines Parkview0.4 min
Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 52 min
Blk 842/856 Tampines Street 82 Tampines Ville6.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 858 Tampines Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 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 751293.4 min walk · 213 m
Stop 751214.5 min walk · 224 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE6 min walk
296
BLK 9459 min walk
129

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

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 858 Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 70% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability70th 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 858 offers a strong liveability score (73.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get73.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds61 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 858 Tampines Ave 5

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

Executive3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.09m – S$1.15m

median S$1.15m · S$694–732 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 858 Tampines Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.15m	S$732
Jan '26	Executive	07 TO 09	146 m²	S$1.15m	S$732
Dec '25	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.09m	S$694
Feb '25	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.12m	S$713
Jan '25	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.04m	S$662
Oct '24	Executive	01 TO 03	146 m²	S$938k	S$597
Oct '24	Executive	04 TO 06	146 m²	S$1.00m	S$636
Oct '24	Executive	10 TO 12	146 m²	S$1.12m	S$712
Aug '24	Executive	10 TO 12	146 m²	S$1.06m	S$675

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%2

4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%3

5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%1

EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%2

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