SG Block Index

Block 886 Tampines ST 83

520886 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 80 units · 9 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 886 Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 61.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 14.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 564 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 886 Tampines ST 83 in Singapore

Block 886 Tampines ST 83, Singapore 520886

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
74
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
64
Green space
28
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
66
EV charging
96
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
66
Seniors
60
Renters
52
Investors
60
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
298EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
55.7min
129ACCLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.6min
298EWLS$2.48 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.3min
298EWLEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 5 min (287 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 35 min riding

1m2983mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (73 m) to Blk 880
  2. Bus 298 · SBS Transit
    Blk 880Tampines /int · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 3 min (187 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 886

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 2113 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub14.8 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre28.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines4.5 min
  • S K Tay Clinic & Surgery4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk26.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park28.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk34.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC5.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.6 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home26.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC9.1 min
  • Tampines Central CC13.8 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)29.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library24.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place3.7 min
  • Blk 827A Tampines Street 815.5 min
  • Blk 887-889 Tampines Street 81/Avenue 37.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 886 Tampines ST 83
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 752014.1 min walk · 158 m
  • Stop 752195.5 min walk · 150 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8801 min walk
    298
  • TROPICA CONDO11 min walk
    129A

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 886 Tampines ST 83 is more liveable than 18% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability18th 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 886 offers a solid liveability score (61.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get61.4/100overall 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 886 Tampines ST 83

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$630k – S$636k
median S$633k · S$563568 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
513587660Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 886 Tampines ST 83

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '264-room07 TO 09104S$636kS$568
Jan '264-room04 TO 06104S$630kS$563
Feb '255-room07 TO 09122S$760kS$579
Aug '244-room04 TO 06104S$590kS$527

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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