How far is Block 890A Tampines Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines West Mrt Station, about 7.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 890A Tampines Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Downtown Line to Bencoolen, then Bus 166 to City Hall, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 43 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.07.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 890A?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 20.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 890A Tampines Ave 1?

St. Hilda'S Primary School, approximately 466 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 890A Tampines Ave 1?

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 890A Tampines Ave 1?

It scores 66.9/100 overall: transport 74, food 56.2, schools 100, healthcare 66.5, daily needs 61.8, green space 32.6, connectivity 51.7, value 96, leisure 48.7.

Is Block 890A Tampines Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.9/100 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 890A Tampines Ave 1

521890 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 890A Tampines Ave 1 in Tampines scores 66.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 20.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 466 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 890A Tampines Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 890A Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 521890

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Pillar scores

Transport: 74
Food: 56
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 67
Daily needs: 62
Green space: 33
Connectivity: 52
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 49
EV charging: 77

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 71
Seniors: 61
Renters: 59
Investors: 74
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 43min
one-north: 51.6min
Jurong East: 65.7min
Changi Airport: 25.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 13 min (864 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding

10m›DTL›1m›166›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (642 m) to Tampines West
Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Tampines West → Bencoolen · 10 stops · 20 min
Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Opp Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 2540 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.1 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22 min
Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)28.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Ang King KeongA6.1 min
Yeo Choon SanA6.1 min
Tamilselvee D/O NadesonB6.1 min
Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.6.3 min
Kentucky Fried Chicken Management Pte LtdA6.3 min
Seafood Park Pte. Ltd.C6.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket Limited?7.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Green Cross Medical Centre6.4 min
True Medical Clinic Tampines West6.4 min
Adidah Family Clinic & Surgery7.2 min

Parks & green

green

Bedok Town Pk30.7 min
Bedok Reservoir Pk31.1 min
Jln Pari Dedap Pg31.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Evergreen Circle SAC8.3 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.3 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre20 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines West CC8.4 min
PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)18.9 min
Tampines Central CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library29.2 min
Bedok Public Library35.5 min

EV charging

Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview7 min
Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 817 min
Blk 821/829 Tampines Street 817.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 890A Tampines Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 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 752313 min walk · 140 m
Stop 752213.5 min walk · 251 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP TEMASEK POLY3 min walk
118
TEMASEK POLY4 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 890A Tampines Ave 1 is more liveable than 38% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability38th 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 890A offers a strong liveability score (66.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get66.9/100overall 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 890A Tampines Ave 1

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

4-room9 sales · 12 mo

S$715k – S$850k

median S$820k · S$714–849 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 890A Tampines Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$715k	S$714
Feb '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$842k	S$841
Feb '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$850k	S$849
Jan '26	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$750k	S$749
Oct '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$820k	S$819
Sep '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$839k	S$838
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$820k	S$819
Jul '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$792k	S$791
Jul '25	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$749k	S$748
Jun '25	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$842k	S$841
May '25	3-room	10 TO 12	69 m²	S$628k	S$846
Feb '25	3-room	01 TO 03	69 m²	S$550k	S$741

Showing 12 of 17 sales in the last 2 years.

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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