SG Block Index

Block 858 Tampines Ave 5

520858 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 858 Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 70.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 475 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
68
Green space
50
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
94

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
72
Renters
64
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.8min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
61.6min
129CCLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
69.6min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.3min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 10 min (686 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

6m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (369 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 858

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 1661 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub4.6 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre19.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic4.6 min
  • Karri Family Clinic5.8 min
  • Seasons Clinic6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk16.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park18.3 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk24.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.3 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC12.5 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC3.6 min
  • Tampines West CC12.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library14.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library35.3 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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