Blk 897A Tampines St 81
Completed 1987 · 12 storeys · 132 flats · 61 years 10 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,800/mo | $1,900–$2,900 | $2,850/mo | - | 5 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $2,800–$3,900 | $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 · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $500,000 | $628 | 61y 10m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $595,000 | $537 | 62y 03m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $480,000 | $603 | 62y 03m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $580,000 | $518 | 63y 02m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $454,000 | $570 | 63y 02m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $568,888 | $508 | 64y 03m |
| Apr 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $400,000 | $502 | 64y 04m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $566,000 | $506 | 64y 05m |
| Oct 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $385,000 | $483 | 64y 10m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 107 | $540,000 | $469 | 65y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $500,000 | $451 | 65y 01m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $475,000 | $424 | 66y |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $350,000 | $439 | 66y 01m |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $465,000 | $419 | 66y 03m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $430,000 | $384 | 67y 04m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 67y 05m |
| Oct 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $297,000 | $373 | 67y 09m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $435,000 | $392 | 68y 03m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $338,000 | $424 | 68y 06m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $345,000 | $433 | 69y |
| Apr 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $340,000 | $427 | 69y 04m |
| Dec 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $330,000 | $414 | 69y 07m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 107 | $430,000 | $373 | 69y 07m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $400,000 | $361 | 70y 03m |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.