Blk 888A Tampines St 81
Completed 1988 · 13 storeys · 96 flats · 61 years 10 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1988
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $668,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $460,200 in 2020 - a gain of $207,800 - about $95 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $594,000 - $1,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2028 - 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 | $3,500/mo | $3,000–$3,800 | $3,400/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,800/mo | $3,800–$3,800 | $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 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $668,000 | $597 | 61y 10m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $650,000 | $581 | 62y 03m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $625,000 | $558 | 63y 03m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $668,000 | $509 | 64y 03m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $565,000 | $505 | 64y 07m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $692,888 | $528 | 64y 11m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $520,000 | $465 | 66y |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $630,000 | $480 | 66y 02m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $468,000 | $418 | 66y 06m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $468,000 | $418 | 66y 05m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $508,000 | $387 | 67y |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $435,000 | $389 | 67y 06m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $410,000 | $366 | 67y 07m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $370,000 | $331 | 67y 08m |
| Apr 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $420,000 | $375 | 67y 11m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $520,000 | $396 | 68y |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $520,000 | $380 | 68y 04m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $370,000 | $331 | 68y 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 below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1987 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.