SG Block Index

Block 895A Tampines ST 81

521895 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 60 units · 11 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 895A Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 58.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 20.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 554 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 895A Tampines ST 81 in Singapore

Block 895A Tampines ST 81, Singapore 521895

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
59
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
55
Green space
31
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
46
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
64
Seniors
55
Renters
50
Investors
58
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.8min
15EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
51.3min
129ACCLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.3min
129ACCLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
24.9min
118EWL1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 5 min (326 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 36 min riding

2m153mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (111 m) to Opp Temasek Poly
  2. Bus 15 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Opp Temasek PolyTampines /int · 5 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 3 min (187 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 895A

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 2473 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)29.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre33.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?8.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Green Cross Medical Centre4.2 min
  • True Medical Clinic Tampines West4.2 min
  • JoyHealth Medical Clinic & Surgery6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk32.1 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park33.7 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Pk36 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC5.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.1 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre27.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC9 min
  • Tampines Central CC19.3 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)23.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library30 min
  • Bedok Public Library42.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 894-896 Tampines Street 81 Tampines Grove2.7 min
  • Blk 827A Tampines Street 815.9 min
  • Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 816 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 895A Tampines ST 81
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 752194.8 min walk · 236 m
  • Stop 752316.1 min walk · 83 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP TEMASEK POLY2 min walk
    15118
  • 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 895A Tampines ST 81 is more liveable than 10% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability10th 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 895A offers a solid liveability score (58.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get58.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds61 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 895A Tampines ST 81

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$970k
median S$970k · S$617617 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
597651704Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 895A Tampines ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '26Executive01 TO 03146S$970kS$617
May '25Executive07 TO 09146S$988kS$629

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 change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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