SG Block Index

Block 518C Tampines Ctrl 7

523518 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2009 · Lease from 2008 · ~81 yrs lease left · 92 units · 17 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 518C Tampines Ctrl 7 in Tampines scores 79.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 440 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 518C Tampines Ctrl 7 in Singapore

Block 518C Tampines Ctrl 7, Singapore 523518

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
59
Green space
69
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
82
Leisure
97
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
72
Investors
73
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.7min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.5min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
29.2min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 6 min (413 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

2m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (97 m) to Opp Darul Ghufran Mque
  2. Bus 296 · SBS Transit
    Opp Darul Ghufran MqueTampines Int · 1 stop · 2 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 518C

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 1435 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub5.7 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre16.3 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Viva Medical Group4.2 min
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic5.7 min
  • SATA CommHealth Medical Centre8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk13.4 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park15.1 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk20.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.3 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.7 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC15.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC4.7 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)14.3 min
  • Tampines West CC14.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.8 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library32.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview4.4 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 56.8 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.7.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 518C Tampines Ctrl 7
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 751210.4 min walk · 47 m
  • Stop 751291.6 min walk · 82 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE2 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 518C Tampines Ctrl 7 is more liveable than 89% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability89th 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 518C offers a strong liveability score (79.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~81 years left).

What you get79.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds81 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 518C Tampines Ctrl 7

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$936k
median S$936k · S$813813 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
504675846Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 518C Tampines Ctrl 7

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room10 TO 12107S$936kS$813
Feb '255-room04 TO 06108S$905kS$778
Dec '244-room01 TO 0395S$715kS$699
Dec '245-room10 TO 12114S$993kS$809
Aug '245-room04 TO 06109S$865kS$737

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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