Blk 257 Tampines St 21
Completed 1983 · 11 storeys · 100 flats · 57 years 08 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $685,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $552,500 in 2020 - a gain of $132,500 - about $61 a day while the owner slept.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,200/mo | $3,200–$3,200 | $3,400/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,350/mo | $3,200–$3,500 | $3,650/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 · 12 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 126 | $685,000 | $505 | 57y 08m |
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $680,000 | $522 | 57y 08m |
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $730,000 | $560 | 57y 09m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $690,000 | $530 | 58y 04m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $720,000 | $553 | 58y 11m |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $640,000 | $491 | 59y 10m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 96 | $560,000 | $542 | 60y |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $580,000 | $445 | 60y 02m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $637,000 | $489 | 61y 01m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $640,000 | $491 | 61y 06m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $585,000 | $449 | 61y 10m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $539,999 | $415 | 62y 08m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $550,000 | $422 | 62y 10m |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $562,500 | $432 | 63y |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $530,000 | $407 | 63y 03m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $555,000 | $426 | 63y 05m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $545,000 | $418 | 63y 07m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $554,000 | $425 | 64y 01m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $553,000 | $418 | 65y 07m |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $540,000 | $408 | 65y 10m |
| Mar 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 96 | $470,000 | $455 | 66y |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 126 | $567,000 | $418 | 66y |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $565,000 | $434 | 66y 05m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $470,000 | $446 | 66y 04m |
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 3.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.