SG Block Index

Block 520C Tampines Ctrl 8

523520 · Tampines East · Tampines · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 123 units · 16 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 520C Tampines Ctrl 8 in Tampines scores 76.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Tampines Mrt Station MRT, 9.4 minutes from Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub, and 504 m straight-line from Poi Ching School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 520C Tampines Ctrl 8 in Singapore

Block 520C Tampines Ctrl 8, Singapore 523520

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
43
Green space
79
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
96
EV charging
47
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
76
Renters
69
Investors
74
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.3min
296EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
56.7min
DTLCCLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
67.1min
296EWLS$2.46 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.8min
296EWLEWLS$1.86 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (509 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 30 min riding

3m2964mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (193 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 520C

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 1405 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub9.4 min
  • Tampines North Hawker Centre15.8 min
  • Tampines Street 11 Blk 137 (Tampines Round Market and Food Centre)26.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Viva Medical Group2.6 min
  • Tampines Family Medicine Clinic9.4 min
  • SATA CommHealth Medical Centre9.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Sun Plaza Pk10.5 min
  • Tampines Boulevard Park12.2 min
  • Tampines Eco Green Pk18.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11.5 min
  • Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home13.2 min
  • Evergreen Circle SAC18.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tampines Central CC8.9 min
  • Tampines North CC (U/C)13.6 min
  • Tampines West CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Tampines Regional Library11.2 min
  • Pasir Ris Public Library29.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Tampines Parkview8.6 min
  • Blk 866A Tampines St 83 Eileen'S Learning Centre Pte. Ltd.10.7 min
  • Blk 857/864 Tampines Street 83/Avenue 511 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 520C Tampines Ctrl 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 765292.5 min walk · 123 m
  • Stop 765213.4 min walk · 153 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 520C Tampines Ctrl 8 is more liveable than 77% of them and cheaper than 67% — around S$560/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability77th 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 520C offers a strong liveability score (76.2/100). 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 get76.2/100overall 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 520C Tampines Ctrl 8

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$645k – S$692k
median S$678k · S$9821037 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$898k
median S$898k · S$993993 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
4947951095Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tampines East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 520C Tampines Ctrl 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room10 TO 1284S$898kS$993
Apr '263-room04 TO 0661S$645kS$982
Mar '263-room04 TO 0662S$678kS$1016
Oct '253-room10 TO 1262S$692kS$1037
May '253-room07 TO 0961S$647kS$985
May '254-room13 TO 1584S$862kS$953
Jan '254-room13 TO 1584S$870kS$962
Dec '243-room04 TO 0662S$608kS$911
Oct '243-room10 TO 1261S$640kS$975
Oct '243-room10 TO 1261S$640kS$975
Aug '243-room01 TO 0362S$605kS$907

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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