SG Block Index

Block 885 Tampines ST 83

520885 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 885 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 64.4/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 885 Tampines ST 83 in Singapore

Block 885 Tampines ST 83, Singapore 520885

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
70
Green space
26
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
74
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
68
Seniors
64
Renters
56
Investors
61
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
48.1min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
60.6min
291T129CCL2 transfers
Jurong East
75min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
38.6min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · 1 transfer · 9 min (598 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

5m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (282 m) to Blk 888
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 888Tampines Int · 5 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 885

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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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-line

Eldercare 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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 831/841 Tampines Street 83 Tampines Palmwalk2.8 min
  • Blk 827A Tampines Street 814 min
  • Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place4.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 885 Tampines ST 83
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 752091.3 min walk · 87 m
  • Stop 752012.6 min walk · 78 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8334 min walk
    291T
  • TEMASEK POLY5 min walk
    129
  • BLK 8885 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 885 Tampines ST 83 is more liveable than 28% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability28th 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 885 offers a solid liveability score (64.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get64.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 885 Tampines ST 83

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$425k
median S$425k · S$534534 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$623k
median S$623k · S$557557 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
519598677Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 885 Tampines ST 83

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '263-room01 TO 0374S$425kS$534
Nov '254-room04 TO 06104S$623kS$557
Jun '253-room10 TO 1274S$490kS$615
Jun '254-room07 TO 09103S$660kS$595

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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