Blk 493A Tampines Ave 9
Completed 1992 · 13 storeys · 48 flats · 65 years 11 months remaining · 11 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 $780,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $556,500 in 2020 - a gain of $223,500 - about $102 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).
A 5-room on Tampines Ave 9 has already fetched $948,000 - 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,500/mo | $3,500–$3,500 | $3,650/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Tampines · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 11
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 128 | $780,000 | $566 | 65y 11m |
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 125 | $710,000 | $528 | 66y 03m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 125 | $800,000 | $595 | 67y 01m |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $608,000 | $456 | 70y 02m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 125 | $550,000 | $409 | 70y 09m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 125 | $530,000 | $394 | 70y 11m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $538,000 | $400 | 71y 10m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 125 | $470,000 | $349 | 73y 04m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $462,000 | $346 | 73y 03m |
| Dec 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 125 | $535,000 | $398 | 73y 07m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 128 | $560,000 | $406 | 74y 02m |
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 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
built 1992 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
5-room median $52k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1992 · same generation
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.