Blk 156 Simei Rd
Completed 1988 · 11 storeys · 80 flats · 61 years 10 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1988 · shops below
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $658,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $458,629 in 2021 - a gain of $199,371 - about $109 a day while the owner slept.
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 (1,235 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 | $3,400/mo | $3,000–$3,800 | $3,400/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,400–$3,400 | $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 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $658,000 | $588 | 61y 10m |
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $750,000 | $571 | 61y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $760,000 | $579 | 62y |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $775,000 | $590 | 62y 09m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $775,000 | $595 | 63y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $620,000 | $554 | 63y 06m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $650,000 | $495 | 64y |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $600,000 | $536 | 64y 01m |
| Oct 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $635,000 | $484 | 64y 04m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $508,888 | $455 | 65y 09m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $560,000 | $430 | 65y 10m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $583,000 | $448 | 66y 02m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $422,000 | $377 | 66y 08m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $445,000 | $398 | 66y 10m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $515,000 | $392 | 67y 03m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $490,000 | $373 | 67y 05m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $488,000 | $372 | 67y 07m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $455,000 | $346 | 69y 06m |
| Apr 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $555,000 | $426 | 70y 10m |
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.
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
5-room median $38k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
built 1988 · same generation
5-room median $25k below this block · 4 vs 4 sales
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.