SG Block Index

Block 208A Tampines Ave 2

521208 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 150 units · 11 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 208A Tampines Ave 2 in Tampines scores 76.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines East Mrt Station MRT, 19.9 minutes from Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre), and 290 m straight-line from Chongzheng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 208A Tampines Ave 2 in Singapore

Block 208A Tampines Ave 2, Singapore 521208

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
79
Green space
70
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
61
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
74
Renters
68
Investors
73
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.8min
9EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
60.8min
59DTLCCLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.7min
9EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.4min
9EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (460 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m92mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (261 m) to Blk 302
  2. Bus 9 · SBS Transit
    Blk 302Opp Simei · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (171 m) to Simei
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    SimeiRaffles Place · 11 stops · 25 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 208A

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
PlannedPasir Ris East MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1883 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.9 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub23.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre38.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Yes Supermarket Pte Ltd3.9 min
  • Shahul Hameed S/O Abdusalam8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Tampines)1.1 min
  • Healthway Medical1.1 min
  • Shenton Family Medical Clinic (Tampines)1.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Pelatok Pg14.7 min
  • Jln Pelatok Os15.4 min
  • Harvey Crescent Pg19.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C12.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home @ Tampines 499C12.2 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines East CC2.8 min
  • Changi Simei CC13.1 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library18.5 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library40.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 201D/209/208A Tampines Street 211.4 min
  • Blk 287/298/299A/299B Tampines Street 225.9 min
  • Blk 283/286 Tampines Street 226 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 208A Tampines Ave 2
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 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 760912.1 min walk · 142 m
  • Stop 761012.4 min walk · 202 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2063 min walk
    59
  • BLK 3024 min walk
    9

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$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 208A Tampines Ave 2 is more liveable than 78% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability78th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 208A offers a strong liveability score (76.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get76.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds84 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 East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 208A Tampines Ave 2

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
499699899Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 208A Tampines Ave 2 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines East medians.

Subzone medians — Tampines East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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