Blk 489C Tampines St 45
Completed 1989 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 62 years 06 months remaining · 27 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1989
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $748,000 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $522,500 in 2020 — a gain of $225,500 — about $103 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $636,500 — $31,500 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2028 — the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers. In Tampines over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 12% below their younger neighbours' PSF (1,221 sales).
Across Tampines, roughly 1,481 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 — new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months — official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Tampines median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,800/mo | $2,800–$2,800 | $3,400/mo | — | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $3,700–$3,700 | $3,650/mo | — | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Tampines · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 13 sales — do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 27
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $748,000 | $574 | 62y 06m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $650,000 | $581 | 62y 10m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $600,000 | $536 | 62y 11m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $735,000 | $564 | 63y 02m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $652,000 | $582 | 63y 06m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $670,000 | $514 | 64y 01m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $548,000 | $490 | 64y 06m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $520,000 | $465 | 65y 03m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $600,000 | $461 | 65y 09m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $488,000 | $436 | 66y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $530,000 | $407 | 66y 08m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $540,000 | $415 | 66y 10m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $525,000 | $403 | 67y |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 67y |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $515,000 | $395 | 67y 03m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $525,000 | $403 | 67y 09m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $500,000 | $384 | 67y 10m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $365,000 | $326 | 68y 10m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $420,000 | $375 | 68y 10m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $432,000 | $332 | 69y |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $535,000 | $411 | 69y 02m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $460,000 | $353 | 69y 06m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $350,000 | $313 | 69y 05m |
| Oct 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $485,000 | $372 | 69y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $385,000 | $344 | 69y 10m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $381,000 | $340 | 70y 06m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $375,000 | $335 | 70y 09m |
Who lives in Tampines
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address — distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.1×this block’s PSF.
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