Blk 438 Tampines St 43
Completed 1985 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 59 years 04 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1985
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $500,000 in Sept 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $345,417 in 2020 - a gain of $154,583 - about $71 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $500,000 - $112,000 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).
A executive on Tampines St 43 has already fetched $957,888 - 96% of the way to a million-dollar flat.
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 | $2,750–$3,000 | $2,850/mo | - | 8 |
| 4-ROOM | $1,970/mo | $1,970–$1,970 | $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 · 17 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $500,000 | $628 | 59y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $640,000 | $566 | 59y 04m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $618,000 | $547 | 59y 06m |
| Mar 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $472,000 | $593 | 59y 10m |
| Aug 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 105 | $620,888 | $549 | 60y 05m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $435,000 | $546 | 60y 08m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $540,000 | $478 | 61y 01m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $402,000 | $505 | 61y 02m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $400,000 | $502 | 61y 02m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 108 | $550,000 | $473 | 61y 08m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $371,000 | $466 | 62y 08m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $388,000 | $487 | 62y 09m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 108 | $520,000 | $447 | 62y 10m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 105 | $468,000 | $414 | 63y |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $335,000 | $421 | 63y 04m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $325,000 | $408 | 63y 03m |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $330,000 | $414 | 63y 07m |
| Feb 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $400,000 | $357 | 63y 10m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $425,000 | $376 | 64y 01m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $420,000 | $372 | 64y |
| Nov 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $323,500 | $406 | 64y 02m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $295,000 | $370 | 65y 01m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 65y 07m |
| Nov 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $325,000 | $408 | 67y 02m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $315,000 | $395 | 67y 06m |
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.
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
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.