SG Block Index

Block 524A Tampines Ctrl 7

521524 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 128 units · 17 floors

75Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 524A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 75.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 433 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 524A Tampines Ctrl 7 in Singapore

Block 524A Tampines Ctrl 7, Singapore 521524

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
40
Green space
87
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
91
EV charging
28
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
80
Seniors
75
Renters
68
Investors
74
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41min
969EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.5min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.9min
969EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.6min
969EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (582 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

4m9694mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (266 m) to Opp Blk 519a
  2. Bus 969 · Tower Transit Services
    Opp Blk 519aTampines 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 524A

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 1206 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub11 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre13.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Viva Medical Group4.3 min
  • Crossroads Family Clinic5.8 min
  • Peak Medical Clinic & Surgery5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk10.3 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park11.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk17.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.4 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC10.5 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)13.6 min
  • Tampines West CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.3 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library28.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview10.2 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 512.6 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.12.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 524A Tampines Ctrl 7
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 765191.4 min walk · 95 m
  • Stop 765114.1 min walk · 114 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 519A4 min walk
    969

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 524A Tampines Ctrl 7 is more liveable than 73% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability73th 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 524A offers a strong liveability score (75.1/100). 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 get75.1/100overall 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 524A Tampines Ctrl 7

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$954k – S$1.03m
median S$978k · S$784847 psf
4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$730k – S$792k
median S$761k · S$729791 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
500692884Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 524A Tampines Ctrl 7

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room07 TO 09113S$978kS$804
May '265-room16 TO 18113S$1.03mS$847
Apr '264-room01 TO 0393S$730kS$729
Feb '265-room04 TO 06113S$954kS$784
Jan '264-room07 TO 0993S$792kS$791
Jan '254-room13 TO 1593S$818kS$817
Aug '245-room04 TO 06113S$938kS$771

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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