Blk 489A Tampines St 45
Completed 1989 · 12 storeys · 88 flats · 62 years 02 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1989
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $580,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $441,972 in 2020 - a gain of $138,028 - about $63 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2028 - 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.
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 | $3,300/mo | $3,300–$3,300 | $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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 62y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $605,000 | $540 | 62y 09m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $635,000 | $567 | 63y 01m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $700,000 | $537 | 64y |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $558,000 | $498 | 64y 06m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $525,888 | $470 | 65y 08m |
| May 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $565,000 | $434 | 66y 01m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $489,000 | $437 | 66y 06m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $468,888 | $419 | 66y 07m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $520,000 | $399 | 66y 11m |
| Feb 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $405,000 | $362 | 67y 04m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $440,000 | $338 | 67y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $405,000 | $362 | 67y 11m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $420,000 | $322 | 68y 02m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $370,000 | $331 | 68y 02m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $425,000 | $326 | 68y 07m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $400,000 | $357 | 69y 01m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $490,000 | $376 | 69y 09m |
| May 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $417,000 | $373 | 70y 01m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $402,000 | $359 | 70y 06m |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $478,000 | $367 | 71y |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $394,000 | $352 | 71y 05m |
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 $13k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1989 · same generation
built 1989 · same generation
4-room median $45k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
4-room median $34k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1995 · 8 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.