Blk 157 Tampines St 12
Completed 1983 · 12 storeys · 153 flats · 57 years 07 months remaining · 37 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $535,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $392,625 in 2020 - a gain of $142,375 - about $65 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $441,944 - $9,444 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2024 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,950/mo | $2,200–$3,300 | $2,850/mo | - | 12 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $2,900–$3,000 | $3,400/mo | - | 3 |
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 · 22 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $535,000 | $731 | 57y 07m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $685,000 | $684 | 57y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $525,000 | $717 | 57y 11m |
| Mar 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $548,888 | $750 | 57y 11m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $523,000 | $715 | 58y 01m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $525,000 | $717 | 58y 02m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $488,888 | $668 | 59y 02m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $500,088 | $683 | 59y 05m |
| Apr 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $435,000 | $594 | 59y 10m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $461,000 | $630 | 59y 11m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $448,000 | $612 | 60y 01m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $430,000 | $587 | 60y 03m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $565,000 | $564 | 61y |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 82 | $470,000 | $532 | 61y 02m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 93 | $550,000 | $549 | 61y 07m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $408,000 | $557 | 61y 06m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $400,000 | $546 | 61y 09m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $395,000 | $540 | 62y |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $420,000 | $574 | 62y 01m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $395,000 | $540 | 62y 05m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $385,000 | $526 | 62y 06m |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $438,000 | $496 | 62y 07m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 93 | $545,000 | $544 | 62y 09m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $360,000 | $492 | 63y 01m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $348,000 | $475 | 63y 04m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $362,000 | $495 | 64y 03m |
| Aug 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $350,000 | $478 | 64y 05m |
| Jul 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $363,000 | $496 | 64y 06m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 93 | $453,888 | $453 | 64y 09m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $370,000 | $506 | 64y 08m |
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.
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.