Blk 861 Tampines Ave 5
Completed 1987 · 13 storeys · 96 flats · 61 years 02 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1987 · shops below
What the record shows
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 | $3,550/mo | $3,550–$3,550 | $3,400/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,750/mo | $3,750–$3,750 | $3,650/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $650,133 | $581 | 61y 02m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $687,000 | $614 | 61y 03m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $820,000 | $624 | 61y 05m |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 122 | $810,000 | $617 | 61y 06m |
| May 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $690,000 | $616 | 62y 02m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $820,000 | $600 | 62y 07m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $590,000 | $527 | 63y 06m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $570,000 | $509 | 64y 01m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 127 | $665,000 | $486 | 64y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $637,000 | $485 | 64y 10m |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $495,000 | $442 | 66y 03m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $488,000 | $436 | 66y 07m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $530,000 | $388 | 67y 01m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $480,000 | $366 | 67y 07m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 68y 11m |
| Jul 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $530,000 | $404 | 68y 01m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $490,000 | $438 | 68y 02m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $570,000 | $417 | 68y 11m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $460,000 | $411 | 69y 01m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $598,000 | $455 | 69y 02m |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 122 | $545,000 | $415 | 69y 04m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $460,000 | $411 | 69y 08m |
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 within $5k of this block
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
5-room median $43k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.