Blk 491F Tampines St 45
Completed 1992 · 13 storeys · 72 flats · 66 years 05 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1992
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $790,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $534,000 in 2020 - a gain of $256,000 - about $117 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2032 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,500/mo | $3,200–$4,000 | $3,650/mo | - | 3 |
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 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 133 | $790,000 | $552 | 66y 05m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $635,000 | $562 | 66y 07m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 124 | $715,000 | $536 | 66y 08m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $720,000 | $557 | 66y 08m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $605,000 | $535 | 67y 08m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 124 | $628,000 | $471 | 70y 01m |
| Apr 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $535,000 | $401 | 70y 04m |
| Nov 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 105 | $480,000 | $425 | 70y 09m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $560,000 | $420 | 70y 09m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $455,800 | $399 | 71y |
| Mar 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $555,000 | $423 | 71y 04m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $545,000 | $408 | 71y 07m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $475,000 | $368 | 71y 10m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $387,000 | $342 | 72y 10m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $415,000 | $367 | 73y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 105 | $428,000 | $379 | 73y 11m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 133 | $535,000 | $374 | 74y 02m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 133 | $545,000 | $381 | 74y 03m |
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 2017 · 25 more lease years than this block
5-room median $22k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
5-room median $5k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
5-room median $121k above this block · 7 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.