SG Block Index

Block 860B Tampines Ave 5

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

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 860B Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 67.6/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
66
Green space
49
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
91

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
69
Renters
61
Investors
62

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

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

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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