Block 888A Tampines ST 81
521888 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors
54Overall / 100
Summary
Block 888A Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 53.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 17.3 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 688 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 46
- Food
- 27
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 64
- Green space
- 33
- Connectivity
- 44
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 57
Who it suits
- Overall
- 54
- Young Families
- 61
- Seniors
- 51
- Renters
- 46
- Investors
- 55
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 46min
- one-north
- 53.2min
- Jurong East
- 67.3min
- Changi Airport
- 36.5min
291TEWL1 transfer
129ACCLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
129ACCLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
291TEWLEWL2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap46 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (421 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 36 min riding
2m›291T›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (105 m) to Blk 888
- Bus 291T · SBS Transit
Blk 888 → Tampines Int · 5 stops · 8 min - Walk 4 min (288 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 Station16.4 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station16.7 min
- Tampines Mrt Station21.5 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2224 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub17.3 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)30.6 min
- Tampines North Hawker Centre30.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?9.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
CHAS clinics
health- Green Cross Medical Centre5.2 min
- True Medical Clinic Tampines West5.2 min
- GreenForest Family Clinic7 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk29.2 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park30.7 min
- Tampines Eco Green Pk36.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Evergreen Circle SAC3.6 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.1 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines West CC9.2 min
- Tampines Central CC16.3 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)27.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library27 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