SG Block Index

Block 873 Tampines ST 84

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

54Overall / 100
Summary

Block 873 Tampines ST 84 in Tampines scores 54.2/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
49
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
58
Green space
33
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
61
Seniors
53
Renters
45
Investors
55

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

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

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).

Resale context — 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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