How far is Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 3.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 34 minutes direct, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 503?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 8.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1?

Gongshang Primary School, approximately 472 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1?

Approximately 63 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1990 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1?

It scores 84.7/100 overall: transport 89.1, food 84.7, schools 97.4, healthcare 100, daily needs 78.6, green space 100, connectivity 58.6, value 46, leisure 100.

Is Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 84.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 63 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines East give the price trend.

Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1

520503 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1989 · Lease from 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 117 units · 9 floors

85Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Tampines scores 84.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 8.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 472 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Singapore

Block 503 Tampines Ctrl 1, Singapore 520503

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Pillar scores

Transport: 89
Food: 85
Schools: 97
Healthcare: 100
Daily needs: 79
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 59
Value (lease): 46
Leisure: 100
EV charging: 90

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 85
Young Families: 88
Seniors: 87
Renters: 82
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 34.1min
one-north: 51.4min
Jurong East: 60.9min
Changi Airport: 24.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 6 min (396 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

6m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (368 m) to Tampines
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tampines → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 28 min
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 · schematic

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 1692 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub8.5 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)20.1 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre22.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.6 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical0 min
Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.2.6 min
RafflesMedical2.6 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk7.2 min
Tampines Boulevard Park14.6 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk18.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home4.7 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre16.8 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre18.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines North CC (U/C)5.3 min
Tampines Central CC9.5 min
Tampines East CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library4 min
Pasir Ris Public Library30.7 min

EV charging

Dbs Tampines 12.6 min
Blk 401/417 Tampines Street 41 Sun Plaza View8.4 min
Blk 418/424 Tampines Street 4110.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 503 Tampines Ctrl 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 765592.2 min walk · 167 m
Stop 765512.4 min walk · 179 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$663k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 503 Tampines Ctrl 1 is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability99th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 67%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 503 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~63 years left).

What you get84.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds63 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tampines East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 503 Tampines Ctrl 1

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$608k – S$712k

median S$680k · S$588–628 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 503 Tampines Ctrl 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	01 TO 03	105 m²	S$690k	S$611
May '26	4-room	04 TO 06	105 m²	S$680k	S$602
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$635k	S$628
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	109 m²	S$712k	S$607
Jan '26	4-room	01 TO 03	96 m²	S$608k	S$588

Subzone medians — Tampines East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%1

3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%4

4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%4

5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%7

EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%2

MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%1

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