Block 898 Tampines Street 81
Block 898 Tampines Street 81 has 26 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $494,000 (Dec 2025, 3 room, floors 04–06). Median $4,831/sqm. Prices up 45.8% over the past five years. Built 1988, 61 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 3 Room$501,000+2.2%vs town(+$11k)+12.6%vs national(+$56k)
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). Figures are from rentals at this block where available.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Room | $2,900 typically $2,800–$3,000 | 6.9% | 5 rentals here |
| 4-Room | $3,400 typically $3,200–$3,600 | 6.2% | Tampines avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 2 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 898 Tampines Street 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $494,000 | $6,676 |
| Dec 2025 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 104 sqm | $645,000 | $6,202 |
| Sep 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $508,000 | $6,865 |
| Jun 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $510,000 | $6,892 |
| May 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 103 sqm | $613,999 | $5,961 |
| Mar 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $435,000 | $5,878 |
| Feb 2024 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $411,000 | $5,554 |
| Oct 2023 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $428,000 | $5,784 |
| Aug 2023 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $400,000 | $5,405 |
| Mar 2023 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $409,000 | $5,527 |
| Mar 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $435,000 | $5,878 |
| May 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $380,000 | $5,135 |
| Sep 2021 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $360,000 | $4,865 |
| Aug 2021 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 107 sqm | $460,000 | $4,299 |
| Jul 2021 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 107 sqm | $482,000 | $4,505 |
| Mar 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $330,000 | $4,459 |
| Jan 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $338,000 | $4,568 |
| Mar 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $315,000 | $4,257 |
| Oct 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 107 sqm | $430,000 | $4,019 |
| Aug 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 3 ROOM | 74 sqm | $328,000 | $4,432 |
About Block 898 Tampines Street 81
Block 898 Tampines Street 81 is priced at the value end of Tampines, its $410,000 median lower than about 89% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 26 transactions since 2017 across 3 room, 4 room flats priced from $315,000 to $645,000. The most recent transaction was a 3 room flat on storeys 04 TO 06 at $494,000 in Dec 2025, and the median works out to $4,831/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 10 TO 12 band have sold around 16% above those on the 01 TO 03 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 45.8%. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.8791, 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 898 Tampines Street 81 worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 898 Tampines Street 81 was $494,000 for a 3 room flat in 2025-12. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,831, based on 26 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 898 Tampines Street 81?
Block 898 Tampines Street 81 was built in 1988 and has approximately 61 years and 5 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 898 Tampines Street 81?
Block 898 Tampines Street 81 in Tampines contains 3 room, 4 room flats. Resale prices range from $315,000 to $645,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 898 Tampines Street 81 gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 898 Tampines Street 81 have increased by approximately 45.8% over the past five years. The current median price is $410,000, with the most recent sale at $494,000 in 2025-12.