Block 898A Tampines ST 81
521898 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 108 units · 13 floors
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 898A Tampines ST 81 in Tampines scores 60.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines West Mrt Station MRT, 16.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 417 m straight-line from St. Hilda'S Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 31
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 74
- Daily needs
- 74
- Green space
- 24
- Connectivity
- 51
- Value (lease)
- 42
- Leisure
- 64
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 58
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 59
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.7min
- one-north
- 52.8min
- Jurong East
- 66.9min
- Changi Airport
- 25.2min
DTL166NSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
129ACCLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
129ACCLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers
118EWL1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 13 min (839 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding
10m›DTL›1m›166›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 10 min (617 m) to Tampines West
- Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Tampines West → Bencoolen · 10 stops · 20 min - Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
- Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Opp Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 Station8.5 min
- Tampines West Mrt Station8.8 min
- Tampines Mrt Station19.8 min
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2528 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub16.1 min
- Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)22.8 min
- Bedok North Street 3 Blk 511 (Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre)31.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket Limited?4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Adidah Family Clinic & Surgery3.4 min
- Healthpro Clinic And Surgery4 min
- Green Cross Medical Centre5.6 min
Parks & green
green- Sun Plaza Pk27.9 min
- Tampines Boulevard Park32 min
- Bedok Town Pk33.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Evergreen Circle SAC7.5 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.5 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre20.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tampines West CC4.2 min
- Tampines Central CC15.1 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)22.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Tampines Regional Library25.2 min
- Bedok Public Library38.7 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