How far is Block 868A Tampines Ave 8 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 16.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 868A Tampines Ave 8 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 69 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 868A?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 13.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 868A Tampines Ave 8?

Poi Ching School, approximately 379 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 868A Tampines Ave 8?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 868A Tampines Ave 8?

It scores 69.1/100 overall: transport 46, food 75.3, schools 100, healthcare 79, daily needs 68.1, green space 59.1, connectivity 40.4, value 96, leisure 67.6.

Is Block 868A Tampines Ave 8 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 69.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines West give the price trend.

Block 868A Tampines Ave 8

521868 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 90 units · 16 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 868A Tampines Ave 8 in Tampines scores 69.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 379 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 868A Tampines Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 868A Tampines Ave 8, Singapore 521868

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Pillar scores

Transport: 46
Food: 75
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 79
Daily needs: 68
Green space: 59
Connectivity: 40
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 68
EV charging: 96

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 69
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 68
Renters: 57
Investors: 75
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 45min
one-north: 58.8min
Jurong East: 71.9min
Changi Airport: 35.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 9 min (576 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m›69›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (259 m) to Blk 730
Bus 69 · SBS Transit
Blk 730 → Tampines Int · 3 stops · 4 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 1634 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.6 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre21.2 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)33.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Junyuan Secondary School4.1 min
Shariffa Fetom Bte Syed Abd KadirA4.1 min
Noraini Binte Wan JosohB4.1 min
Chew Mong YeeA4.1 min
Toh Seng KokA4.1 min
Loke Kek ChyeB4.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.3 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

RafflesMedical4.6 min
Allhealth Family Clinic4.9 min
Karri Family Clinic5.4 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk21.7 min
Tampines Boulevard Park22.5 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk29 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.8 min
Evergreen Circle SAC11.1 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines Central CC12.6 min
Tampines West CC15.2 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)23.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library21.4 min

EV charging

Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista3.7 min
Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.5.4 min
Blk 872A Tampines Street 866.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 868A Tampines Ave 8

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 751492.3 min walk · 128 m
Stop 751512.7 min walk · 167 m

Buses that serve this block

TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
129
BLK 867A3 min walk
69
BLK 7304 min walk
69

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 868A Tampines Ave 8 is more liveable than 48% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability48th 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 868A offers a strong liveability score (69.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get69.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds88 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 868A Tampines Ave 8

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$520k – S$608k

median S$564k · S$721–843 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$758k – S$765k

median S$762k · S$765–773 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 868A Tampines Ave 8

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$520k	S$721
Jun '26	4-room	16 TO 18	92 m²	S$765k	S$773
Jan '26	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$608k	S$843
Oct '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$758k	S$765
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$735k	S$742
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$738k	S$745
Dec '24	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$750k	S$757
Nov '24	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$540k	S$749
Oct '24	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$734k	S$741

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%2

4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%3

5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%1

EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%2

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