SG Block Index

Block 858A Tampines Ave 5

521858 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 858A Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 68.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 5.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 423 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
70
Green space
52
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
92

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
71
Renters
62
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.9min
69EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.1min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.7min
69EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.4min
69EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 10 min (661 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 31 min riding

6m694mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (345 m) to Bet Blks 701/702
  2. Bus 69 · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 701/702Tampines Int · 2 stops · 3 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 858A

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 1660 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub5.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)25.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic4.9 min
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic5.5 min
  • Seasons Clinic5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park19.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk25 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC11.6 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC4.5 min
  • Tampines West CC12 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)17.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library15.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.2 min

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).

Resale context — 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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