SG Block Index

Block 860B Tampines Ave 5

522860 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 860B Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 70.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 322 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 860B Tampines Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 860B Tampines Ave 5, Singapore 522860

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
66
Green space
49
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
91
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
71
Renters
64
Investors
65
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.9min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.9min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.6min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (586 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

4m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (270 m) to Opp Darul Ghufran Mque
  2. Bus 296 · SBS Transit
    Opp Darul Ghufran MqueTampines Int · 1 stop · 2 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 860B

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 1538 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub6.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.6 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)25.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic5.8 min
  • Seasons Clinic6.6 min
  • Viva Medical Group8.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk17.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park19.4 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk25.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC12.4 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home17.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC5.2 min
  • Tampines West CC12.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library15.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library36.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 50.9 min
  • Tampines Parkview3 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.5.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 860B Tampines Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 751294.6 min walk · 237 m
  • Stop 751215.6 min walk · 222 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 8632 min walk
    69
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
    129
  • OPP DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE4 min walk
    296

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 860B Tampines Ave 5 is more liveable than 57% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability57th 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 860B offers a strong liveability score (70.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get70.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 860B Tampines Ave 5

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
544627710Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 860B Tampines Ave 5 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tampines West medians.

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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