SG Block Index

Block 502 Tampines Ctrl 1

520502 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 502 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Tampines scores 80.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 452 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
64
Schools
99
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
76
Green space
100
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
99

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
85
Seniors
83
Renters
77
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.7min
291TEWL1 transfer
one-north
55min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.5min
291TEWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
27.2min
291TEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · 1 transfer · 5 min (357 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

1m291T4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (41 m) to Blk 503
  2. Bus 291T · SBS Transit
    Blk 503Tampines Int · 1 stop · 1 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 502

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 1635 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre20.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)21.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Yao Medical Clinic3.8 min
  • Healthway Medical4 min
  • Y M Chan Clinic & Surgery5.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk3.9 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park12.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk14.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home2.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre14.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre @ Tampines Blk 499C18 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)2.9 min
  • Tampines Central CC10.7 min
  • Tampines East CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library0.9 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library27.4 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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