How far is Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tampines Mrt Station, about 7.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 296 to Tampines Int, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 42 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.15.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 522A?

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub is roughly 9.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7?

Poi Ching School, approximately 360 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7?

It scores 78.9/100 overall: transport 81.7, food 86.2, schools 100, healthcare 91.8, daily needs 48.5, green space 86, connectivity 45.1, value 96, leisure 97.4.

Is Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 88 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 522A Tampines Ctrl 7

521522 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 112 units · 17 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 78.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.1 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 360 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Singapore

Block 522A Tampines Ctrl 7, Singapore 521522

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Pillar scores

Transport: 82
Food: 86
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 92
Daily needs: 49
Green space: 86
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 97
EV charging: 74

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 79
Renters: 70
Investors: 76
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 41.5min
one-north: 58.8min
Jurong East: 68.4min
Changi Airport: 32min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (534 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m›296›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (217 m) to Blk 522 CP
Bus 296 · SBS Transit
Blk 522 CP → Tampines Int · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 4 min (288 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 1271 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.1 min
Tampines North Hawker Centre13.1 min
Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chua Hock Meng4.6 min
Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.4.6 min
Chun Kheng LengB4.6 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B4.6 min
Koo Yoke Wan4.6 min
Kam Seong @ Seng Kam Seong6.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Viva Medical Group4.6 min
Crossroads Family Clinic5.9 min
Peak Medical Clinic & Surgery5.9 min

Parks & green

green

Sun Plaza Pk10.6 min
Tampines Boulevard Park12.1 min
Tampines Eco Green Pk18.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.3 min
Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.7 min
Evergreen Circle SAC17.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tampines Central CC8.1 min
Tampines North CC (U/C)13.9 min
Tampines West CC17.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Tampines Regional Library11.6 min
Pasir Ris Public Library29.1 min

EV charging

Tampines Parkview7.4 min
Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.9.6 min
Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 59.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 522A Tampines Ctrl 7

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 752612 min walk · 61 m
Stop 752693.1 min walk · 152 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 522 CP3 min walk
296
OPP BLK 519A6 min walk
298

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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 522A Tampines Ctrl 7 is more liveable than 88% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability88th 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 522A offers a strong liveability score (78.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get78.9/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds88 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 522A Tampines Ctrl 7

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

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$425k – S$465k

median S$430k · S$840–919 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$800k – S$868k

median S$834k · S$799–867 psf

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$620k

median S$620k · S$860–860 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room4-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 522A Tampines Ctrl 7

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	16 TO 18	93 m²	S$868k	S$867
Apr '26	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$620k	S$860
Jan '26	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$800k	S$799
Dec '25	2-room	16 TO 18	47 m²	S$465k	S$919
Dec '25	2-room	04 TO 06	47 m²	S$430k	S$850
Oct '25	2-room	04 TO 06	47 m²	S$425k	S$840
Feb '25	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$685k	S$684
Nov '24	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$544k	S$754
Aug '24	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$740k	S$739

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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