SG Block Index

Block 886A Tampines ST 83

521886 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 24 units · 4 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 886A Tampines ST 83 in Tampines scores 56.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 14.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 582 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
47
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
65
Green space
31
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
67

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
63
Seniors
56
Renters
48
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.5min
293EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.4min
293129CCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.3min
293EWLS$2.49 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36min
293EWLEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 7 min (468 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 35 min riding

2m2934mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (152 m) to Blk 880
  2. Bus 293 · SBS Transit
    Blk 880Tampines Int · 6 stops · 7 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 886A

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 2029 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub14.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre27.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ler Clinic & Surgery4 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines4.3 min
  • S K Tay Clinic & Surgery4.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk26.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park28 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk33.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC5.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home26 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC8.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC13.5 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)29 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library24.2 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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