Block 885 Tampines ST 83
520885 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors
59Overall / 100
Summary
Block 885 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 483 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 53
- Food
- 51
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 77
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 26
- Connectivity
- 35
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 74
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 64
- Seniors
- 58
- Renters
- 51
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 48.1min
- one-north
- 60.6min
- Jurong East
- 75min
- Changi Airport
- 38.6min
291TEWL1 transfer
291T129CCL2 transfers
291TEWL1 transfer
291TEWLEWL2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap48 min door to door · 1 transfer · 9 min (598 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding
5m›291T›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (282 m) to Blk 888
- Bus 291T · SBS Transit
Blk 888 → Tampines Int · 5 stops · 8 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 doorWalk-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- Tampines West Mrt Station14.7 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station15 min
- Tampines Mrt Station17.5 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2093 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.3 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre26.8 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)28.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?9.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Ler Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
- Onecare Clinic Tampines2.9 min
- S K Tay Clinic & Surgery2.9 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk25.1 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park26.7 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk32.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Evergreen Circle SAC3.8 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home24.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines West CC7.5 min
- Tampines Central CC12.3 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)27.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library22.9 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 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