SG Block Index

Block 894 Tampines ST 81

520894 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 90 units · 11 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 894 Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 61.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 19.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 589 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 894 Tampines ST 81 in Singapore

Block 894 Tampines ST 81, Singapore 520894

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Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
60
Green space
35
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
52
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
66
Seniors
58
Renters
53
Investors
60
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.8min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
53.1min
129ACCLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.2min
129ACCLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
28.6min
118EWL1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (456 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 37 min riding

2m›291T›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (140 m) to Blk 889
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 889 → Tampines Int · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tampines → Raffles 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 894

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 2377 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub19.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)28.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre32.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?7.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Green Cross Medical Centre3 min
  • True Medical Clinic Tampines West3 min
  • JoyHealth Medical Clinic & Surgery4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk31 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park32.5 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk34.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd14.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre26.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC7.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC18.1 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)22.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library28.8 min
  • Bedok Public Library41.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 894-896 Tampines Street 81 Tampines Grove0.1 min
  • Blk 827A Tampines Street 814.7 min
  • Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 814.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 894 Tampines ST 81
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 752193.7 min walk · 122 m
  • Stop 752413.8 min walk · 223 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8892 min walk
    291T
  • OPP TEMASEK POLY6 min walk
    118
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G7 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 894 Tampines ST 81 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 894 offers a solid liveability score (61.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get61.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 894 Tampines ST 81

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

Executive5 sales · 12 mo
S$994k – S$1.10m
median S$1.04m · S$624–700 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
586649712Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 894 Tampines ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '26Executive07 TO 09146 m²S$1.04mS$662
Sep '25Executive01 TO 03149 m²S$1.00mS$624
Sep '25Executive10 TO 12146 m²S$1.10mS$700
Jul '25Executive04 TO 06146 m²S$994kS$633
Jul '25Executive07 TO 09146 m²S$1.04mS$664
Jun '25Executive04 TO 06142 m²S$1.00mS$654
Mar '25Executive10 TO 12149 m²S$1.10mS$686
Feb '25Executive10 TO 12142 m²S$935kS$612
Dec '24Executive04 TO 06149 m²S$980kS$611
Oct '24Executive01 TO 03146 m²S$940kS$598
Sep '24Executive04 TO 06146 m²S$980kS$624

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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