Block 860A Tampines Ave 5
521860 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors
Block 860A Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 76/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 454 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 860A Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 521860
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 79
- Food
- 89
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 92
- Daily needs
- 59
- Green space
- 64
- Connectivity
- 47
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 96
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 76
- Young Families
- 79
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 70
- Investors
- 67
- EV Owners
- 77
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 40min
- one-north
- 59.7min
- Jurong East
- 66.9min
- Changi Airport
- 30.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (495 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding
- Walk 3 min (179 m) to Opp Darul Ghufran Mque
- Bus 296 · SBS Transit
Opp Darul Ghufran Mque → Tampines Int · 1 stop · 2 min - Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tampines Mrt Station7.5 min
- Tampines Mrt Station7.7 min
- Tampines Mrt Station8.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub4.2 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre17.3 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.8 min
Eateries nearby
food- Salmah Binte HashimA3.5 min
- Chua Hock Meng5.2 min
- Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.5.2 min
- Chun Kheng LengB5.2 min
- Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B5.2 min
- Koo Yoke Wan5.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Tampines Family Medicine Clinic4.2 min
- Viva Medical Group5.2 min
- SATA CommHealth Medical Centre8.4 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk14.3 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park16.1 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk21.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.5 min
- Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home14.5 min
- Evergreen Circle SAC14.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines Central CC3.2 min
- Tampines West CC12.8 min
- Tampines North CC (U/C)15.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library12.6 min
- Pasir Ris Public Library33.1 min
EV charging
ev- Tampines Parkview1.9 min
- Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 54.3 min
- Blk 842/856 Tampines Street 82 Tampines Ville6.5 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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- Stop 751291.2 min walk · 66 m
- Stop 751212.3 min walk · 70 m
- DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE2 min walk69
- TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk129
- OPP DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE3 min walk296
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 860A Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 860A offers a strong liveability score (76/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).
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 860A Tampines Ave 5
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 860A Tampines Ave 5 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines West medians.
Subzone medians — Tampines West
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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