Blk 242 Simei St 5
Completed 1995 · 11 storeys · 66 flats · 70 years 03 months remaining · 8 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1995
What the record shows
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2036 - 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.
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Tampines · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 8
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $838,000 | $741 | 70y 03m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $790,000 | $602 | 71y 10m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $585,000 | $518 | 74y 03m |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $710,000 | $532 | 74y 06m |
| Dec 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $538,000 | $476 | 76y 01m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $635,000 | $476 | 76y 07m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $508,000 | $449 | 76y 10m |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $440,000 | $389 | 78y 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.
built 1995 · same generation
built 1995 · same generation
built 1995 · same generation
built 1995 · same generation
built 1987 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
built 1987 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.