Blk 161 Tampines St 12
Completed 1983 · 11 storeys · 160 flats · 57 years 06 months remaining · 28 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $668,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $548,571 in 2020 - a gain of $119,429 - about $55 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $585,000 - $5,000 less than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 | $2,900/mo | $2,900–$3,000 | $2,850/mo | - | 3 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,300–$3,650 | $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 · 19 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 28
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $668,000 | $585 | 57y 06m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $668,000 | $603 | 57y 09m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $680,000 | $602 | 57y 11m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $670,000 | $593 | 58y |
| Oct 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $490,000 | $615 | 59y 01m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $480,000 | $603 | 59y 01m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $685,000 | $600 | 59y 02m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 106 | $618,000 | $542 | 59y 05m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $590,000 | $532 | 59y 08m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $595,000 | $521 | 60y 07m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $405,000 | $508 | 61y 01m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 113 | $610,000 | $502 | 61y 04m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $575,000 | $509 | 61y 04m |
| Feb 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $480,000 | $433 | 61y 07m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $390,000 | $490 | 61y 10m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 113 | $575,000 | $473 | 61y 11m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $385,000 | $483 | 61y 11m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $505,000 | $455 | 62y 01m |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $383,000 | $481 | 62y 01m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $530,000 | $465 | 62y 07m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $340,000 | $427 | 62y 11m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 113 | $565,000 | $465 | 63y 01m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $550,000 | $496 | 64y 02m |
| Dec 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $531,888 | $466 | 64y 09m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $500,000 | $442 | 65y 03m |
| Jun 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $510,000 | $460 | 65y 04m |
| Aug 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $376,000 | $472 | 66y 01m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $370,000 | $465 | 66y 03m |
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.
4-room median $19k below this block · 6 vs 5 sales
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
4-room median $33k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
built 1983 · same generation
4-room median $41k below this block · 7 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.