SG Block Index

Block 897A Tampines ST 81

521897 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 897A Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 317 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 897A Tampines ST 81 in Singapore

Block 897A Tampines ST 81, Singapore 521897

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
73
Green space
23
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
72
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
72
Seniors
67
Renters
64
Investors
64
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
DTLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
54.9min
129ACCLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69min
129ACCLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
26.9min
118EWL1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 19 min (1192 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 24 min riding

9mDTL10mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (571 m) to Tampines West
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Tampines WestTelok Ayer · 13 stops · 24 min
  3. Walk 10 min (621 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 897A

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 2436 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.3 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre31 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?2.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthpro Clinic And Surgery1.3 min
  • Adidah Family Clinic & Surgery1.8 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tampines6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk25.7 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park29.8 min
  • Sea Breeze Garden Park29.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Evergreen Circle SAC5.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre21.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines West CC2.5 min
  • Tampines Central CC12.9 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)22.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library23 min
  • Bedok Public Library39.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 821/829 Tampines Street 811.9 min
  • Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview4.1 min
  • Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 814.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 897A Tampines ST 81
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 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 750991.6 min walk · 132 m
  • Stop 750712.8 min walk · 217 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP TEMASEK POLY EAST G5 min walk
    118
  • TEMASEK POLY7 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
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 897A Tampines ST 81 is more liveable than 49% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability49th 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 897A offers a strong liveability score (69.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get69.4/100overall 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 897A Tampines ST 81

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$500k
median S$500k · S$628628 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
593632672Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 897A Tampines ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '253-room10 TO 1274S$500kS$628
Apr '253-room01 TO 0374S$480kS$603
Apr '254-room01 TO 03103S$595kS$537

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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