SG Block Index

Block 873 Tampines ST 84

520873 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 873 Tampines ST 84 in Tampines scores 60/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 533 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 873 Tampines ST 84 in Singapore

Block 873 Tampines ST 84, Singapore 520873

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
58
Green space
33
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
63
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
65
Seniors
58
Renters
50
Investors
59
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.8min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
54.7min
118129ACCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.7min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.3min
118EWL1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (450 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

2m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (134 m) to Blk 874a
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 874aTampines Int · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 873

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 1816 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.8 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre27 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)33.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic7.5 min
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery8.9 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic9.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk25.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park27.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk33.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC11.7 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home25.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC12.8 min
  • Tampines West CC15.4 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)31.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista3.1 min
  • Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place7.4 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.7.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 873 Tampines ST 84
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 751114.1 min walk · 102 m
  • Stop 751695.4 min walk · 260 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8742 min walk
    118
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
    129A
  • BLK 874A2 min walk
    291T

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 873 Tampines ST 84 is more liveable than 13% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability13th 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 873 offers a solid liveability score (60/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get60/100overall 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 873 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$627k – S$630k
median S$629k · S$560563 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$721k
median S$721k · S$554554 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
496587678Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 873 Tampines ST 84

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 06104S$630kS$563
Feb '264-room10 TO 12104S$627kS$560
Jul '255-room07 TO 09121S$721kS$554
Sep '244-room01 TO 03104S$575kS$514
Sep '244-room07 TO 09104S$597kS$533

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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