Blk 898 Tampines St 81
Completed 1987 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 61 years 05 months remaining · 26 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1987
What the record shows
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $508,000 - $98,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,850/mo | $2,750–$3,000 | $2,850/mo | - | 4 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $3,700–$3,700 | $3,400/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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $645,000 | $576 | 61y 05m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $494,000 | $620 | 61y 05m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $508,000 | $638 | 61y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $510,000 | $640 | 61y 10m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $613,999 | $554 | 63y |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $435,000 | $546 | 63y 02m |
| Feb 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $411,000 | $516 | 63y 03m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $428,000 | $537 | 63y 06m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $400,000 | $502 | 63y 09m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $409,000 | $513 | 64y 01m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $435,000 | $546 | 64y 01m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $380,000 | $477 | 65y |
| Sept 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $360,000 | $452 | 65y 08m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 107 | $460,000 | $399 | 65y 08m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 107 | $482,000 | $418 | 65y 09m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $330,000 | $414 | 66y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $338,000 | $424 | 66y 04m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $315,000 | $395 | 67y 01m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 107 | $430,000 | $373 | 67y 06m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $328,000 | $412 | 68y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $335,000 | $421 | 68y 08m |
| Feb 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $335,888 | $422 | 69y 02m |
| Dec 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $355,000 | $446 | 69y 04m |
| Sept 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $442,000 | $395 | 69y 07m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $340,000 | $427 | 69y 10m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $337,000 | $423 | 69y 11m |
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.
built 1987 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
built 1988 · same generation
3-room median $87k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
3-room median $127k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
3-room median $28k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.