Blk 888 Tampines St 81
Completed 1988 · 13 storeys · 108 flats · 61 years 04 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1988
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $725,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $546,000 in 2020 - a gain of $179,000 - about $82 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $585,000 - $5,000 more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | $3,400/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,900/mo | $3,900–$3,900 | $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 · 14 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $725,000 | $552 | 61y 04m |
| Jun 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $610,000 | $545 | 61y 05m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $666,000 | $573 | 62y 01m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 122 | $770,000 | $586 | 62y 11m |
| Oct 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 108 | $635,000 | $546 | 63y 02m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 63y 05m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 108 | $600,000 | $516 | 63y 08m |
| Nov 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $680,888 | $498 | 63y 11m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $558,000 | $498 | 64y 06m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $540,000 | $465 | 64y 11m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $500,000 | $430 | 65y 06m |
| May 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $585,000 | $523 | 65y 06m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 127 | $595,000 | $435 | 65y 10m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $575,000 | $438 | 65y 10m |
| Dec 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 66y 10m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $468,000 | $356 | 67y |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $525,000 | $400 | 67y 11m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $380,000 | $327 | 68y 02m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 127 | $550,000 | $402 | 68y 07m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $448,000 | $400 | 68y 11m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $588,000 | $448 | 69y 11m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $575,000 | $438 | 70y |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $440,000 | $393 | 69y 11m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $450,000 | $402 | 70y 09m |
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.
4-room median $15k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1987 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
4-room median $5k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.