SG Block Index

Block 519C Tampines Ctrl 8

523519 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 125 units · 16 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 519C Tampines Ctrl 8 in Tampines scores 78.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.2 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 548 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 519C Tampines Ctrl 8 in Singapore

Block 519C Tampines Ctrl 8, Singapore 523519

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
49
Green space
72
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
100
EV charging
76
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
78
Renters
71
Investors
75
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.5min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
56.9min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
66.3min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (477 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

3m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (161 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 519C

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 1465 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub7.8 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre17.4 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)24.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Viva Medical Group2.5 min
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic7.8 min
  • SATA CommHealth Medical Centre8.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk11.7 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park13.5 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home12 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12.2 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC7.4 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)12.7 min
  • Tampines West CC17.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library10.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library30.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview7.1 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 59.5 min
  • Century Square10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 519C Tampines Ctrl 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 765292.8 min walk · 156 m
  • Stop 765212.9 min walk · 176 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP DARUL GHUFRAN MQUE3 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 519C Tampines Ctrl 8 is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability87th 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 519C offers a strong liveability score (78.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~87 years left).

What you get78.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds87 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 519C Tampines Ctrl 8

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

4-room6 sales · 12 mo
S$780k – S$910k
median S$874k · S$8631019 psf
3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$650k – S$668k
median S$659k · S$9741001 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
4937991105Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 519C Tampines Ctrl 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room07 TO 0984S$885kS$979
May '263-room01 TO 0362S$650kS$974
May '264-room07 TO 0984S$865kS$957
Apr '264-room13 TO 1583S$910kS$1019
Mar '263-room04 TO 0662S$668kS$1001
Mar '264-room04 TO 0684S$848kS$938
Dec '254-room07 TO 0984S$883kS$976
Oct '254-room01 TO 0384S$780kS$863
May '253-room07 TO 0962S$698kS$1046
May '254-room16 TO 1884S$925kS$1023
May '254-room10 TO 1284S$893kS$988
Feb '254-room10 TO 1284S$880kS$973

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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