How far is Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 3.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 33 minutes direct, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 508?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 9.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1?

Gongshang Primary School, approximately 485 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1?

Approximately 62 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1989 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1?

It scores 85.5/100 overall: transport 90, food 83.2, schools 100, healthcare 100, daily needs 81.5, green space 99.1, connectivity 59.1, value 44, leisure 99.4.

Is Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 85.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 62 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 508 Tampines Ctrl 1

520508 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 48 units · 4 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Tampines scores 85.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.5 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 485 m straight-line from Gongshang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 508 Tampines Ctrl 1 in Singapore

Block 508 Tampines Ctrl 1, Singapore 520508

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 83
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 100
Daily needs: 82
Green space: 99
Connectivity: 59
Value (lease): 44
Leisure: 99
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 89
Seniors: 87
Renters: 82
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 33.4min
one-north: 52.4min
Jurong East: 60.3min
Changi Airport: 23.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$2.11 · no transfers · 6 min (343 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (315 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 1829 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.5 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)18.5 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre23.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.4 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Q & M Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (Tampines Central) Pte. Ltd.2.4 min
RafflesMedical2.4 min
Healthway Medical2.7 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk8.3 min
Tampines Boulevard Park15.6 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk19.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home4.4 min
Lions Befrienders (Tampines) Senior Activity Centre16.6 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines North CC (U/C)5.1 min
Tampines Central CC10.5 min
Tampines Changkat CC (U/C)17.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library5.1 min
Pasir Ris Public Library31.7 min

EV charging

Dbs Tampines 12.4 min
Tampines Mall5.6 min
Century Square6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 508 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 761411.9 min walk · 122 m
Stop 761492.4 min walk · 148 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 508 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 508 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get85.5/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds62 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 508 Tampines Ctrl 1

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$790k

median S$790k · S$644–644 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 508 Tampines Ctrl 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	4-room	01 TO 03	114 m²	S$790k	S$644
Feb '25	4-room	01 TO 03	103 m²	S$710k	S$640
Feb '25	4-room	01 TO 03	98 m²	S$670k	S$635

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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