Blk 157 Simei Rd
Completed 1988 · 11 storeys · 80 flats · 61 years 11 months remaining · 12 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1988
What the record shows
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 | $3,050/mo | $2,800–$3,300 | $3,400/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 12
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $648,000 | $579 | 61y 11m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $645,000 | $576 | 62y 08m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $650,000 | $581 | 63y 05m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 129 | $695,000 | $501 | 63y 10m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 64y |
| Apr 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $680,000 | $518 | 64y |
| Oct 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $650,000 | $495 | 64y 05m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $481,000 | $430 | 66y 03m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $610,000 | $465 | 66y 04m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $465,700 | $416 | 66y 07m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $496,000 | $384 | 70y 01m |
| Jan 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 70y 02m |
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
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.
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
4-room median $31k below this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 2011 · 22 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.