SG Block Index

Block 217 Serangoon Ave 4

550217 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 217 Serangoon Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 394 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
65
Food
26
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
73
Green space
69
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
58
Renters
59
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.2min
315NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
36.2min
315CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.3min
315CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.3min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 10 min (660 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m3153mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (238 m) to Opp Blk 257
  2. Bus 315 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 257S'goon /blk 201 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SerangoonDhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 217

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1450 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market17.5 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre18.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)27.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby7.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd9.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Comfort Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Shenton Medical Group6.4 min
  • Q & M Medical Family Clinic6.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Boundary Road Park7.9 min
  • Chuan Walk Pg10.1 min
  • Colchester Grove Os10.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support31.9 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46931.9 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang32.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)10.6 min
  • The Serangoon CC20.9 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)26.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library14.2 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Serangoon planning area
Age profile
In Serangoon, 11.1% of residents are under 15 and 19.3% are 65 or older.
60–648.6%
25–298%
55–598%
50–547.2%
Household income
47.7% of Serangoon households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+22.6%
No working person14%
$15,000–17,4995.4%
$17,500–19,9994.7%
Dwelling mix
57.9% of Serangoon households live in HDB flats; 41.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats27.6%
Landed properties25.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats17.1%
Condominiums and other apartments16.2%
Household size
35.1% of Serangoon households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person21%
3-person20.5%
4-person20.2%
1-person14.1%
In education
Of Serangoon residents currently in education, 31.3% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary29%
Secondary24.5%
University21.6%
Polytechnic9.7%
Commute to work
53.8% of working Serangoon residents commute by public transport; 35.2% drive or ride.
Car29.6%
MRT LRT and bus25.1%
MRT LRT only14.5%
Bus12.3%

Resident data for the Serangoon planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Serangoon Garden

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$646▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$551▼ 2.7%
5 ROOMS$606▲ 10.4%
EXECUTIVES$617▲ 12.0%
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