Tampines West MRT: Property Prices, New Developments and Area Guide
Updated 2026-10-22
Tampines West (DT31) sits on the Downtown Line in Singapore's eastern corridor, serving a mature estate with 384 active listings averaging S$1,346,031. A wave of new development, including the sold-out Pinery Residences and a planned neighbourhood centre, is reshaping the area around this station.
What is it like living near Tampines West MRT?
Tampines West is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood that sits between the Tampines Regional Centre and Bedok Reservoir. Daily essentials are close at hand: Century Square and Tampines 1 mall are one stop east on the Downtown Line, and a cluster of HDB coffee shops and minimarts lines Tampines Avenue 5. Bedok Reservoir Park, directly south of the station, offers a 4.3-kilometre loop trail popular with joggers and cyclists.
The area is quieter than the Tampines town centre, which suits residents who want proximity to shops and offices without living above them. Most housing blocks sit along Tampines Street 86 and Tampines Avenue 5, giving the precinct a low-rise, suburban feel despite its proximity to the regional hub.
Transport and connectivity
Tampines West station (DT31) is on the Downtown Line, which runs from Bukit Panjang to Expo. Commuters can reach Bugis in about 25 minutes and the downtown core without transferring. One stop east at Tampines (DT32/EW2), the line interchanges with the East-West Line, connecting to Changi Airport, Paya Lebar and Jurong East.
Under the URA Master Plan 2025, the upcoming Cross Island Line will add a station at Tampines North (CR6), further improving connectivity for residents in the wider Tampines district. CRL Phase 1 is expected to complete by 2030. Bus services along Tampines Avenue 1 and Bedok Reservoir Road supplement rail access, and the PIE and TPE expressways are within a short drive.
How much do properties cost near Tampines West MRT?
Across 384 active listings on Hombble, the average asking price is S$1,346,031, at an average of S$1,323 per square foot for a typical unit of 1,058 square feet. The mix skews towards private housing: 203 condominiums, 166 HDB resale flats, 14 executive condominiums and one landed property.
HDB resale prices in Tampines generally range from around S$350,000 for a three-room flat to S$980,000 for a five-room unit, with four-room flats typically between S$520,000 and S$760,000. Private condominiums in district 18 recorded a median price of about S$1,526 per square foot in Q2 2026, up 4.1 per cent year on year. Key condos within walking distance of the station include The Alps Residences (626 units, completed 2019) and The Tapestry (861 units) slightly further along Tampines Street 86.
The biggest recent addition is Pinery Residences, a 588-unit mixed-use development by Hoi Hup and Sunway that will connect directly to Tampines West MRT via an underground pedestrian link. It sold 92.5 per cent of units on its launch weekend in March 2026 at an average of S$2,546 per square foot, signalling strong buyer confidence in the precinct.
Schools and education
Families with primary-age children have several options within the Tampines planning area. Junyuan Primary School and East View Primary School are the closest to Tampines West MRT, both within walking distance. The broader Tampines estate also includes St. Hilda's Primary, Poi Ching Primary, Tampines Primary, Chongzheng Primary and Gongshang Primary.
For secondary education, Tampines Secondary, East Spring Secondary, Junyuan Secondary and St. Hilda's Secondary all sit within the town. Temasek Polytechnic is located immediately north-east of the station, making the area convenient for post-secondary students as well.
What is planned for Tampines West in the next few years?
The URA Master Plan 2025 earmarks significant growth for the areas around Tampines West. A new Tampines South neighbourhood centre will be linked directly to the station, featuring a supermarket, food court and community plaza. This centre will serve the surrounding HDB estates and the incoming residents of Pinery Residences, whose retail podium, Pinery Mall, will add roughly 121,600 square feet of shop and dining space to the precinct.
At the broader district level, Tampines North is projected to deliver up to 21,000 new homes when fully built out. An 80-kilometre network of green corridors will connect Tampines Boulevard Park, Bedok Reservoir Park and East Coast Park, improving recreational options for the whole eastern region. The pedestrianisation of a stretch of Tampines Central 5, between Tampines Mall and the MRT hub, will also benefit residents who commute through the town centre.
For buyers, the combination of new housing supply, improved amenities and better park connections points to a precinct that is still being built up rather than one that has peaked. Sellers of existing resale units may benefit from the increased footfall and infrastructure spending that these plans will bring to the area over the next several years.