The north western central belt
Tam Thuan is a practical choice for residents who want the west bank and the Han nearby without paying for a riverfront address. It is a residential and shopfront area, with the station and northern arterial roads shaping daily movement. The streets are more local than visitor facing, which is precisely the appeal and also means that listings can be thin on the kind of information a newcomer wants.
The useful distinction is between the main roads and the lanes behind them. Frontages carry commerce and traffic. Inner streets offer a more domestic setting but can be tight for cars and less comfortable for walking than a map suggests. Inspect the whole route to work, school or groceries, not merely the building entrance.
Tam Thuan suits somebody who wants a central west bank base and is happy to use a motorbike or taxi for longer journeys. It is not a beach quarter and there is no urban rail service to make the address automatically car free. The map has no rent sample for the area, so compare the actual home, parking arrangement and street exposure rather than a neighbourhood average.
I would consider it for a local, central lease, especially on a quiet lane. I would not sign a main road room without visiting at night. Tam Thuan is useful in the unglamorous way that often matters most after the first month.