Block 257 Tampines Street 21
Block 257 Tampines Street 21 has 23 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $730,000 (Jun 2026, 5 room, floors 07–09). Median $4,793/sqm. Prices up 30.9% over the past five years. Built 1985, 57 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$710,000−13.4%vs town(−$110k)−4.1%vs national(−$30k)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Room | $3,400 typically $3,200–$3,600 | 6.2% | Tampines avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $3,650 typically $3,400–$3,900 | 5.3% | Tampines avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 5 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 257 Tampines Street 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $730,000 | $6,033 |
| Oct 2025 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $690,000 | $5,702 |
| Apr 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $720,000 | $5,950 |
| May 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $640,000 | $5,289 |
| Mar 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 96 sqm | $560,000 | $5,833 |
| Jan 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $580,000 | $4,793 |
| Feb 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $637,000 | $5,264 |
| Sep 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $640,000 | $5,289 |
| May 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $585,000 | $4,835 |
| Jul 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $539,999 | $4,463 |
| Apr 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $550,000 | $4,545 |
| Mar 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $562,500 | $4,649 |
| Dec 2020 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $530,000 | $4,380 |
| Sep 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $555,000 | $4,587 |
| Aug 2020 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $545,000 | $4,504 |
| Jan 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $554,000 | $4,579 |
| Jul 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 123 sqm | $553,000 | $4,496 |
| Apr 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 123 sqm | $540,000 | $4,390 |
| Mar 2018 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 96 sqm | $470,000 | $4,896 |
| Feb 2018 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 126 sqm | $567,000 | $4,500 |
About Block 257 Tampines Street 21
Block 257 Tampines Street 21 in Tampines dates to 1985 and now has roughly 57 years of lease remaining, which makes lease decay the central consideration for buyers. Its $560,000 median tracks close to the Tampines town median. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 23 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $470,000 to $730,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 07 TO 09 at $730,000 in Jun 2026, and the median works out to $4,793/sqm. Over five years, prices here are up about 30.9%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 257 Tampines Street 21 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 257 Tampines Street 21 was $730,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-06. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,793, based on 23 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 257 Tampines Street 21?
Block 257 Tampines Street 21 was built in 1985 and has approximately 57 years and 9 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.56%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.56% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 257 Tampines Street 21?
Block 257 Tampines Street 21 in Tampines contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $470,000 to $730,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 257 Tampines Street 21 gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 257 Tampines Street 21 have increased by approximately 30.9% over the past five years. The current median price is $560,000, with the most recent sale at $730,000 in 2026-06.