SG Block Index

Block 939 Tampines Ave 5

520939 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 68 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 939 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 70.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 247 m straight-line from Junyuan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 939 Tampines Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 939 Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 520939

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
63
Green space
47
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
86
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
69
Renters
65
Investors
65
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.2min
168EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
52.5min
DTLCCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.1min
168EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
28.8min
168EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 5 min (307 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m1683mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Blk 938
  2. Bus 168 · SBS Transit
    Blk 938Tampines /int · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 939

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 2371 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub8.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)16.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre28.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Tampines West Medical Clinic9.4 min
  • Tampines Medilife Clinic9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk18.8 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park23.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park25.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.3 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC16.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home17.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC9.9 min
  • Tampines West CC11.4 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library16.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 902-916, 942-946 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmsville4.3 min
  • Blk 921-941 Tampines Street 91 Tampines Palmspring5.1 min
  • Blk 149/151 Tampines Street 126.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 939 Tampines Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 760614.9 min walk · 68 m
  • Stop 760695.7 min walk · 106 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 9382 min walk
    168

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
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 939 Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 54% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability54th 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 939 offers a strong liveability score (70.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get70.2/100overall 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 939 Tampines Ave 5

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$658k
median S$658k · S$588588 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
570613656Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 939 Tampines Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '254-room01 TO 03104S$658kS$588
May '255-room10 TO 12122S$808kS$615

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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