SG Block Index

Block 869B Tampines Ave 8

522869 · Tampines West · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 98 units · 15 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 869B Tampines Ave 8 in Tampines scores 62.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 415 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
67
Green space
54
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
51
Investors
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.4min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
56.1min
118129CCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
73.3min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
33.8min
118EWL1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · 1 transfer · 9 min (601 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 34 min riding

5m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (285 m) to Blk 874a
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 874aTampines Int · 4 stops · 6 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 869B

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 1695 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub12.5 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre22.9 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)32.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?16.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Karri Family Clinic5.6 min
  • RafflesMedical6 min
  • Allhealth Family Clinic6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk22.2 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park23.7 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk29.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd2 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC10.4 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home23.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC11.5 min
  • Tampines West CC14.1 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Bedok Reservoir (Sea Sports Club) (U/C)31.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library21.6 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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