Blk 859 Tampines Ave 5
Completed 1987 · 13 storeys · 96 flats · 61 years 05 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1987
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $813,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $600,250 in 2021 - a gain of $212,750 - about $117 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2027 - 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 | $3,100–$3,500 | $3,400/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Tampines · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $813,000 | $619 | 61y 05m |
| Feb 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $675,000 | $603 | 61y 06m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $638,800 | $571 | 61y 11m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $626,888 | $560 | 62y 03m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $630,000 | $563 | 63y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $645,000 | $576 | 63y 07m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $745,000 | $567 | 63y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $680,000 | $497 | 64y |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $610,000 | $446 | 66y |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 127 | $622,000 | $455 | 66y 04m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $650,000 | $475 | 66y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $519,000 | $395 | 66y 07m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $430,000 | $384 | 67y 11m |
| Dec 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $450,000 | $402 | 68y 07m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $460,000 | $411 | 69y |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $451,000 | $403 | 69y |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $563,000 | $429 | 69y |
| May 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $455,500 | $407 | 70y 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.
4-room median $56k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
4-room median $46k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1987 · same generation
4-room median $48k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.