SG Block Index

Block 501 Tampines Ctrl 1

520501 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 40 units · 4 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 501 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Tampines scores 83.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.6 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 7.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 546 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
71
Schools
98
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
79
Green space
100
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
100

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
87
Seniors
85
Renters
80
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.9min
EWLS$2.11 · direct
one-north
50min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.7min
EWLS$2.46 · direct
Changi Airport
24.4min
EWLEWLS$1.86 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 6 min (377 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

6mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (349 m) to Tampines
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 501

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedTampines North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1672 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub7.5 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)19.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre21.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical1 min
  • Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.2.2 min
  • RafflesMedical2.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk6.2 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park13.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home4.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre16.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)4.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC8.5 min
  • Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library29.7 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tampines planning area
Age profile
In Tampines, 13.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older.
25–298.4%
55–598.3%
60–648.2%
30–347.7%
Household income
40.9% of Tampines households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person11.5%
$20,000+11.5%
$15,000–17,4996.4%
$7,000–7,9995.6%
Dwelling mix
87% of Tampines households live in HDB flats; 12.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats28.8%
HDB 3 room flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments11.4%
Household size
34.5% of Tampines households are one or two people; 3-person households are the most common.
3-person21.7%
2-person21.5%
4-person21%
1-person13%
In education
Of Tampines residents currently in education, 27.2% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary23.5%
University16%
Polytechnic11.2%
Commute to work
58.9% of working Tampines residents commute by public transport; 27% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Car18.4%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only14.6%

Resident data for the Tampines planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Tampines East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$646▲ 13.9%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$564▲ 1.6%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 4.2%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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