SG Block Index

Block 523A Tampines Ctrl 7

521523 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 96 units · 17 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 523A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 71.8/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 523A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Singapore

Block 523A Tampines Ctrl 7, Singapore 521523

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
41
Green space
84
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
89
EV charging
44
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
71
Renters
63
Investors
72
EV Owners
63

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview9.1 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.11.3 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 511.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 523A Tampines Ctrl 7
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 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 752613.7 min walk · 170 m
  • Stop 752694.6 min walk · 51 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 522 CP2 min walk
    296

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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 523A Tampines Ctrl 7 is more liveable than 57% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability57th 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 523A offers a strong liveability score (71.8/100). 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 get71.8/100overall 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 523A Tampines Ctrl 7

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$700k – S$768k
median S$729k · S$699767 psf
5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$950k – S$988k
median S$968k · S$781812 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
505675845Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 523A Tampines Ctrl 7

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room01 TO 0393S$700kS$699
Nov '254-room04 TO 0693S$768kS$767
Nov '254-room04 TO 0693S$720kS$719
Nov '255-room13 TO 15113S$958kS$788
Oct '254-room04 TO 0693S$738kS$737
Oct '255-room04 TO 06113S$950kS$781
Sep '255-room07 TO 09113S$979kS$805
Jul '255-room13 TO 15113S$988kS$812
Jun '254-room07 TO 0993S$770kS$769
Jun '255-room07 TO 09113S$979kS$805
May '254-room07 TO 0993S$750kS$749
Mar '254-room10 TO 1293S$805kS$804

Showing 12 of 14 sales in the last 2 years.

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 change
2 ROOMS$788▲ 6.1%
3 ROOMS$651▲ 14.4%
4 ROOMS$526▼ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$560▲ 2.7%
EXECUTIVES$593▲ 1.8%
MULTI-GENERATIONS$616▼ 3.3%
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