How far is Block 872 Tampines ST 84 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 16.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 872 Tampines ST 84 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 69 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 872?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 12.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 872 Tampines ST 84?

Poi Ching School, approximately 499 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 872 Tampines ST 84?

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 872 Tampines ST 84?

It scores 63.5/100 overall: transport 36.5, food 79.2, schools 100, healthcare 76.2, daily needs 65.8, green space 40, connectivity 44.7, value 42, leisure 71.6.

Is Block 872 Tampines ST 84 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 63.5/100 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 872 Tampines ST 84

520872 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

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Summary

Block 872 Tampines ST 84 in Tampines scores 63.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 499 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 872 Tampines ST 84 in Singapore

Block 872 Tampines ST 84, Singapore 520872

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Pillar scores

Transport: 37
Food: 79
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 76
Daily needs: 66
Green space: 40
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 72
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 64
Young Families: 68
Seniors: 63
Renters: 54
Investors: 61
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 45.1min
one-north: 55min
Jurong East: 71.9min
Changi Airport: 29.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 7 min (473 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m›69›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (156 m) to Opp Blk 871a
Bus 69 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 871a → Tampines Int · 4 stops · 6 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 1781 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.2 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre25.5 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)31.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Kudavasal Mohamed Miskin Sulthan Abdul KhaderB1.6 min
Junyuan Secondary School2.7 min
Shariffa Fetom Bte Syed Abd KadirA2.7 min
Noraini Binte Wan JosohB2.7 min
Chew Mong YeeA2.7 min
Toh Seng KokA2.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Karri Family Clinic5.9 min
Ler Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
RafflesMedical8.6 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk24.1 min
Tampines Boulevard Park25.7 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk31.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd4.1 min
Evergreen Circle SAC10.1 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines Central CC11.2 min
Tampines West CC13.8 min
PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)32.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library21.9 min

EV charging

Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista1.6 min
Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.5.9 min
Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place7.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 872 Tampines ST 84

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 751114.5 min walk · 137 m
Stop 751596 min walk · 103 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 8742 min walk
118
TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
129A
OPP BLK 871A3 min walk
69

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 872 Tampines ST 84 is more liveable than 25% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability25th 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 872 offers a solid liveability score (63.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get63.5/100overall 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 872 Tampines ST 84

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$600k – S$639k

median S$619k · S$536–571 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$755k

median S$755k · S$580–580 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 872 Tampines ST 84

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Nov '25	5-room	10 TO 12	121 m²	S$755k	S$580
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	104 m²	S$639k	S$571
Jul '25	4-room	10 TO 12	104 m²	S$600k	S$536
Mar '25	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$753k	S$578
Dec '24	5-room	04 TO 06	121 m²	S$729k	S$560
Nov '24	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$720k	S$553

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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