Block 890B Tampines Ave 1
522890 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 890B Tampines Ave 1 in Tampines scores 58.4/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 15
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 65
- Daily needs
- 58
- Green space
- 31
- Connectivity
- 52
- Value (lease)
- 94
- Leisure
- 46
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 64
- Seniors
- 51
- Renters
- 50
- Investors
- 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
15EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
129ACCLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
129ACCLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers
118EWL1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap46 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Tampines West Mrt Station8 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station8.3 min
- Bedok Reservoir Mrt Station19.6 min
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
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-lineEldercare 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
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 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