Blk 879 Tampines Ave 8
Completed 1987 · 12 storeys · 132 flats · 61 years 01 month remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1987
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $675,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $455,472 in 2020 - a gain of $219,528 - about $100 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $411,500 - $23,500 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,500/mo | $2,400–$2,800 | $2,850/mo | - | 4 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,300/mo | $2,800–$3,700 | $3,400/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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $675,000 | $609 | 61y 01m |
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $605,000 | $540 | 61y 02m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $628,000 | $561 | 61y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $566,688 | $506 | 61y 09m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $490,000 | $615 | 62y 02m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $460,000 | $578 | 62y 04m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $435,000 | $546 | 63y |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $440,000 | $552 | 64y |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $408,000 | $512 | 64y 02m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $545,000 | $492 | 64y 07m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $415,000 | $521 | 64y 08m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $385,000 | $483 | 65y 03m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $482,000 | $435 | 65y 08m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $385,000 | $483 | 65y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 107 | $466,000 | $405 | 66y 01m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $346,000 | $434 | 66y 04m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $435,000 | $392 | 66y 07m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $438,888 | $396 | 66y 08m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $310,000 | $389 | 66y 08m |
| Sept 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $310,000 | $389 | 66y 10m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $435,000 | $389 | 68y 03m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $425,000 | $380 | 69y 01m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 69y 11m |
| Aug 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $315,000 | $395 | 69y 11m |
| Feb 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 70y 06m |
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.
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.
3-room median $10k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
4-room median $154k above this block · 9 vs 4 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.