SG Block Index

Block 860A Tampines Ave 5

521860 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 860A Tampines Ave 5 in Tampines scores 73.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 454 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
59
Green space
64
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
96

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
77
Seniors
75
Renters
69
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.7min
69129CCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.9min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.5min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (495 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

3m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (179 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 860A

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 1537 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub4.2 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre17.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)23.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic4.2 min
  • Viva Medical Group5.2 min
  • SATA CommHealth Medical Centre8.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk14.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park16.1 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk21.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.5 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home14.5 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC14.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC3.2 min
  • Tampines West CC12.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)15.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12.6 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library33.1 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 change
3 ROOMS$666▲ 13.1%
4 ROOMS$712▲ 22.1%
5 ROOMS$732▲ 27.7%
EXECUTIVES$662▲ 5.3%
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