SG Block Index

Block 868B Tampines Ave 8

522868 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 118 units · 16 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 868B Tampines Ave 8 in Tampines scores 66.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 327 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
80
Daily needs
70
Green space
62
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
55
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.9min
69EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
57.7min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.7min
69EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
34.4min
69EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (508 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

3m694mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (192 m) to Blk 730
  2. Bus 69 · SBS Transit
    Blk 730Tampines Int · 3 stops · 4 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 868B

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 1579 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.1 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.4 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?18 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • RafflesMedical3.8 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic4.1 min
  • Karri Family Clinic4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park21.7 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk28.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.6 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC12.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home22.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC12.1 min
  • Tampines West CC16.3 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)23.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library20.6 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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