How far is Block 879A Tampines Ave 8 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines West Mrt Station, about 19 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 879A Tampines Ave 8 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 454 to Tampines /int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.27.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 879A?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 19.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 879A Tampines Ave 8?

St. Hilda'S Primary School, approximately 917 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 879A Tampines Ave 8?

Approximately 90 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2017 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 879A Tampines Ave 8?

It scores 62/100 overall: transport 38.4, food 58.4, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 52.3, green space 49.1, connectivity 48.4, value 100, leisure 45.4.

Is Block 879A Tampines Ave 8 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 62/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 90 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 879A Tampines Ave 8

521879 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2016 · Lease from 2017 · ~90 yrs lease left · 105 units · 15 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 879A Tampines Ave 8 in Tampines scores 62/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 19.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 917 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 879A Tampines Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 879A Tampines Ave 8, Singapore 521879

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Pillar scores

Transport: 38
Food: 58
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 52
Green space: 49
Connectivity: 48
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 45
EV charging: 92

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 62
Young Families: 67
Seniors: 58
Renters: 49
Investors: 72
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 44.6min
one-north: 52.4min
Jurong East: 66.5min
Changi Airport: 30.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 5 min (319 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 37 min riding

2m›454›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (105 m) to Blk 879b
Bus 454 · SBS Transit
Blk 879b → Tampines /int · 3 stops · 9 min
Walk 3 min (187 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 2156 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub19.1 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre28.1 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)33.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Adrine Bin Mohamed Tahir6.3 min
Hua Zai Food Holdings Pte. Ltd.7.1 min
Sweet Talk (F&B) Pte. Ltd.A7.1 min
Thomson Foodstuff Pte. Ltd.7.1 min
Fei Siong (F&B) Holdings Pte. Ltd.B7.1 min
Kimly Food Holdings Pte. Ltd.B7.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?12 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

GreenForest Family Clinic3.8 min
Allhealth Family Clinic6.9 min
Green Cross Medical Centre7.8 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk28.6 min
Tampines Boulevard Park29.5 min
Bedok Reservoir Pk32.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Evergreen Circle SAC6.3 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.6 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home30.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines West CC11.8 min
Tampines Central CC18.1 min
PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)25.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library28.8 min

EV charging

Blk 875/886A Tampines Street 84 /Avenue 8 Abc Children'S Place4.3 min
Blk 887-889 Tampines Street 81/Avenue 35.5 min
Blk 872A Tampines Street 866.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 879A 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 750211.7 min walk · 78 m
Stop 750312.4 min walk · 119 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 879B2 min walk
454
SPRINGFIELD SEC SCH4 min walk
118
TROPICA CONDO8 min walk
129A

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

pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 879A Tampines Ave 8 is more liveable than 20% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability20th 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 879A offers a solid liveability score (62/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~90 years left).

What you get62/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds90 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 879A Tampines Ave 8

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$730k – S$765k

median S$748k · S$729–764 psf

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$571k

median S$571k · S$780–780 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 879A Tampines Ave 8

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$765k	S$764
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$730k	S$729
Jul '25	3-room	13 TO 15	68 m²	S$571k	S$780
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$700k	S$699
Feb '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$750k	S$749
Dec '24	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$784k	S$783
Nov '24	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$680k	S$679
Sep '24	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$570k	S$779

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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