Blk 898A Tampines St 81
Completed 1988 · 13 storeys · 108 flats · 61 years 06 months remaining · 31 resale transactions on record · median household income in Tampines: $9,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1988
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $583,000 - $73,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,000 | $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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 127 | $830,000 | $607 | 61y 06m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $668,000 | $597 | 62y 01m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 129 | $810,000 | $583 | 63y 02m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 127 | $730,000 | $534 | 63y 06m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $685,000 | $522 | 63y 07m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $640,000 | $572 | 63y 07m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $595,000 | $532 | 63y 09m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $570,000 | $509 | 63y 09m |
| Mar 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 129 | $752,000 | $542 | 63y 11m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $730,000 | $556 | 64y 09m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $577,000 | $515 | 65y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $630,000 | $484 | 65y 02m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $583,000 | $521 | 65y 08m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $450,000 | $402 | 66y 05m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $530,000 | $473 | 66y 05m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 127 | $570,000 | $417 | 67y |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $470,000 | $420 | 67y 03m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $395,000 | $353 | 67y 06m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $540,000 | $395 | 67y 08m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $520,000 | $396 | 67y 09m |
| Feb 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $395,000 | $353 | 67y 11m |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $505,000 | $385 | 68y 07m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $400,000 | $357 | 68y 08m |
| Mar 2019 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 127 | $610,000 | $446 | 68y 09m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 127 | $590,000 | $432 | 69y 03m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $580,000 | $442 | 69y 03m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 129 | $555,000 | $400 | 69y 07m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $580,000 | $442 | 69y 07m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 104 | $455,000 | $406 | 70y 01m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $451,000 | $403 | 70y 10m |
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.