How far is Block 890B Tampines Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines West Mrt Station, about 8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 890B Tampines Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 15 to Tampines /int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 46 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.24.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 890B?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 20.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 890B Tampines Ave 1?

St. Hilda'S Primary School, approximately 493 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 890B Tampines Ave 1?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 890B Tampines Ave 1?

It scores 64.6/100 overall: transport 68.8, food 54.3, schools 100, healthcare 64.5, daily needs 57.9, green space 30.8, connectivity 51.5, value 96, leisure 45.5.

Is Block 890B Tampines Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 64.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines West give the price trend.

Block 890B Tampines Ave 1

522890 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 890B Tampines Ave 1 in Tampines scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 20.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 493 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 890B Tampines Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 890B Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 522890

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Pillar scores

Transport: 69
Food: 54
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 58
Green space: 31
Connectivity: 52
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 46
EV charging: 73

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 65
Young Families: 69
Seniors: 58
Renters: 56
Investors: 72
EV Owners: 68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46min
one-north: 50.8min
Jurong East: 64.9min
Changi Airport: 25.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 5 min (328 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 36 min riding

2m›15›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (113 m) to Opp Temasek Poly
Bus 15 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Opp Temasek Poly → Tampines /int · 5 stops · 8 min
Walk 3 min (187 m) to Tampines
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
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 · schematic

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 2529 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub20.7 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.6 min
Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)28.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Ang King KeongA6.7 min
Yeo Choon SanA6.7 min
Tamilselvee D/O NadesonB6.7 min
Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.6.9 min
Kentucky Fried Chicken Management Pte LtdA6.9 min
Seafood Park Pte. Ltd.C6.9 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket Limited?8.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Green Cross Medical Centre7 min
True Medical Clinic Tampines West7 min
JoyHealth Medical Clinic & Surgery7.6 min

Parks & green

green

Bedok Town Pk31.3 min
Bedok Reservoir Pk31.7 min
Jln Pari Dedap Pg32.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Evergreen Circle SAC9 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.9 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre20.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines West CC9 min
PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)19.6 min
Tampines Central CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library29.8 min
Bedok Public Library36.1 min

EV charging

Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 817.6 min
Blk 801, 820, 897/898 Tampines Avenue 4/Street 81 Tampines Polyview7.6 min
Blk 821/829 Tampines Street 818.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 890B Tampines Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 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 752313.7 min walk · 82 m
Stop 752214.1 min walk · 310 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP TEMASEK POLY2 min walk
15118
TEMASEK POLY3 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 890B Tampines Ave 1 is more liveable than 29% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability29th 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 890B offers a solid liveability score (64.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get64.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+22.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds88 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 890B Tampines Ave 1

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

4-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$790k – S$848k

median S$823k · S$789–847 psf

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$655k – S$703k

median S$680k · S$882–946 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 890B Tampines Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$823k	S$822
Apr '26	3-room	10 TO 12	69 m²	S$703k	S$946
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	69 m²	S$655k	S$882
Feb '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$848k	S$847
Oct '25	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$795k	S$794
Oct '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$808k	S$807
Aug '25	3-room	10 TO 12	69 m²	S$680k	S$916
Aug '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$790k	S$789
Aug '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$825k	S$824
Jul '25	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$830k	S$829
Jun '25	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$838k	S$837
Mar '25	3-room	10 TO 12	69 m²	S$650k	S$875

Showing 12 of 19 sales in the last 2 years.

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%2

4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%3

5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%1

EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%2

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