Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5
Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 has 21 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $1,020,000 (Jul 2026, executive, floors 01–03). Median $5,373/sqm. Prices up 33.7% over the past five years. Built 1988, 61 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- Executive$1,128,888+16.4%vs town(+$159k)+24.1%vs national(+$219k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Tampines average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive | $4,000 typically $3,700–$4,200 | 4.9% | Tampines avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 3 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 in Tampines, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $1,020,000 | $6,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $1,128,888 | $7,732 |
| Jan 2026 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $1,158,000 | $7,932 |
| Jul 2025 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $1,000,000 | $6,849 |
| Apr 2025 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 142 sqm | $955,888 | $6,732 |
| Oct 2024 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $945,000 | $6,473 |
| Mar 2024 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 142 sqm | $920,000 | $6,479 |
| Feb 2024 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $910,000 | $6,233 |
| Apr 2022 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $895,000 | $6,130 |
| Oct 2021 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 142 sqm | $763,000 | $5,373 |
| Oct 2021 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $795,000 | $5,445 |
| Jun 2021 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $755,000 | $5,171 |
| Aug 2020 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $695,000 | $4,760 |
| Jul 2020 | 07 TO 09 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $725,000 | $4,966 |
| Jul 2020 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $675,000 | $4,623 |
| Dec 2019 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $690,000 | $4,726 |
| Oct 2019 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $680,000 | $4,658 |
| Apr 2018 | 04 TO 06 | EXECUTIVE | 146 sqm | $675,000 | $4,623 |
| Nov 2017 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 142 sqm | $580,000 | $4,085 |
| Jul 2017 | 01 TO 03 | EXECUTIVE | 142 sqm | $640,000 | $4,507 |
About Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5
A flat at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 in Tampines has reached $1,158,000 (Jan 2026), putting it in the small group of HDB blocks that have crossed the million-dollar mark. Its median runs about 40% above the Tampines median, ahead of around 90% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 21 transactions since 2017 across executive flats priced from $580,000 to $1,158,000. The most recent transaction was an executive flat on storeys 01 TO 03 at $1,020,000 in Jul 2026, and the median works out to $5,373/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 07 TO 09 band have sold around 23% above those on the 01 TO 03 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 33.7%. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.8788, equivalent to roughly 0.48% of lease-value decay a year. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 was $1,020,000 for a executive flat in 2026-07. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $5,373, based on 21 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5?
Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 was built in 1988 and has approximately 61 years and 4 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.48%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.48% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5?
Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 in Tampines contains executive flats. Resale prices range from $580,000 to $1,158,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 938 Tampines Avenue 5 have increased by approximately 33.7% over the past five years. The current median price is $763,000, with the most recent sale at $1,020,000 in 2026-07.