Blk 253 Tampines St 21
Completed 1983 · 11 storeys · 140 flats · 57 years 04 months remaining · 27 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 $580,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $459,500 in 2020 - a gain of $120,500 - about $55 a day while the owner slept.
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 | $2,800/mo | $2,650–$3,300 | $2,850/mo | - | 5 |
| 4-ROOM | $2,200/mo | $2,200–$2,200 | $3,400/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 · 16 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 27
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $580,000 | $528 | 57y 04m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $505,000 | $634 | 57y 10m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $580,000 | $523 | 57y 10m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 79 | $495,000 | $582 | 57y 10m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $680,000 | $607 | 58y 01m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $622,000 | $556 | 58y 10m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $500,000 | $628 | 58y 11m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $630,000 | $552 | 59y 04m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $608,000 | $548 | 59y 04m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 102 | $560,000 | $510 | 59y 08m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $460,000 | $578 | 59y 09m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $615,000 | $539 | 60y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $575,000 | $524 | 60y 08m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 79 | $418,000 | $492 | 60y 10m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 79 | $420,000 | $494 | 61y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $498,000 | $449 | 62y |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $376,000 | $472 | 62y 03m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $460,000 | $419 | 62y 08m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 108 | $440,000 | $378 | 62y 10m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $440,000 | $378 | 62y 10m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 79 | $360,000 | $423 | 63y 04m |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $368,000 | $462 | 65y 02m |
| Mar 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $388,000 | $487 | 65y 04m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $498,000 | $449 | 65y 07m |
| Sept 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $492,000 | $431 | 65y 11m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $485,000 | $442 | 66y 01m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $510,000 | $460 | 66y 07m |
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 $34k above this block · 4 vs 4 sales
3-room median $20k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
3-room median $28k below this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1983 · same generation
3-room median $6k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1983 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.