SG Block Index

Block 523B Tampines Ctrl 7

522523 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 112 units · 17 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 523B Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 73.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 11.4 minutes from Tampines North Hawker Centre, and 370 m straight-line from Angsana Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 523B Tampines Ctrl 7, Singapore 522523

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
30
Green space
97
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
81
EV charging
18
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
78
Seniors
73
Renters
65
Investors
73
EV Owners
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.3min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
59.3min
296DTLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.1min
296EWLS$2.47 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.8min
296EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 6 min (431 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (115 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 523B

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 1034 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre11.4 min
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub13.1 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)28.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Crossroads Family Clinic4.2 min
  • Peak Medical Clinic & Surgery4.2 min
  • Viva Medical Group6.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk8.6 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park9.6 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk16.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home14.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd14.9 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC12.6 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)14.3 min
  • Tampines West CC22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library12.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library26.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview12 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.14.1 min
  • Blk 401/417 Tampines Street 41 Sun Plaza View14.1 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 parks, 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 765192.1 min walk · 112 m
  • Stop 765112.6 min walk · 123 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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 523B Tampines Ctrl 7 is more liveable than 64% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability64th 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 523B offers a strong liveability score (73.1/100). 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 get73.1/100overall 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 523B Tampines Ctrl 7

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$635k – S$640k
median S$640k · S$880887 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
551737923Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 523B Tampines Ctrl 7

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room13 TO 1567S$640kS$887
Sep '253-room13 TO 1567S$640kS$887
Aug '253-room13 TO 1567S$635kS$880
Jun '252-room04 TO 0647S$420kS$830
May '254-room10 TO 1293S$790kS$789
Apr '252-room04 TO 0647S$425kS$840
Sep '242-room10 TO 1247S$395kS$781
Aug '242-room07 TO 0947S$387kS$764
Jul '244-room07 TO 0993S$780kS$779

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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