SG Block Index

Block 868C Tampines Ave 8

523868 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 126 units · 15 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 868C Tampines Ave 8 in Tampines scores 70.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.1 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 299 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 868C Tampines Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 868C Tampines Ave 8, Singapore 523868

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
81
Daily needs
70
Green space
55
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
74
EV charging
98
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
70
Renters
59
Investors
76
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.8min
69EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
56.8min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.6min
69EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.3min
69EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 8 min (564 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m694mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (247 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 868C

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 1576 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre22.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic4.1 min
  • RafflesMedical7 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk20.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park22.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk28.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd0.5 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC11.2 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home21.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC11.6 min
  • Tampines West CC14.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library20.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 865/874A Tampines Street 83/84 Tampines Vista3.4 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.4.1 min
  • Blk 872A Tampines Street 868.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 868C Tampines Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 751492.7 min walk · 45 m
  • Stop 751413.3 min walk · 80 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 867A1 min walk
    69
  • TEMASEK POLY WEST G2 min walk
    129
  • BLK 7304 min walk
    69

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 868C Tampines Ave 8 is more liveable than 56% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$712/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability56th 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 868C offers a strong liveability score (70.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get70.5/100overall 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 868C Tampines Ave 8

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$530k – S$588k
median S$550k · S$735815 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
577709840Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 868C Tampines Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room01 TO 0367S$550kS$763
Mar '263-room07 TO 0967S$588kS$815
Sep '253-room01 TO 0367S$530kS$735
May '253-room04 TO 0667S$540kS$749
Sep '243-room13 TO 1567S$558kS$774

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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