SG Block Index

Block 523A Tampines Ctrl 7

521523 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 96 units · 17 floors

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 523A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 72/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 411 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
41
Green space
84
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
89

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
71
Renters
62
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.4min
296DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.2min
296EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.9min
296EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (441 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (125 m) to Blk 522 CP
  2. Bus 296 · SBS Transit
    Blk 522 CPTampines Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 4 min (288 m) to Tampines
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    TampinesRaffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 523A

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 1092 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub10.8 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre12.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)29.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Crossroads Family Clinic5.2 min
  • Peak Medical Clinic & Surgery5.2 min
  • Viva Medical Group6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk12 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park12.9 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk19.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home16.3 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC9.8 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)16.5 min
  • Tampines West CC19.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library14.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library30 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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