Block 231 Serangoon Ave 3
550231 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 231 Serangoon Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 60.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 19.9 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 554 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of Good Counsel.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 57
- Food
- 18
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 79
- Green space
- 64
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 85
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 57
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 34.8min
- one-north
- 35.1min
- Jurong East
- 47.6min
- Changi Airport
- 46.9min
133NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
CCLS$1.98 · direct
45CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap35 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 8 min (521 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 19 min riding
3m›133›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (187 m) to Blk 238
- Bus 133 · SBS Transit
Blk 238 → Woodleigh · 5 stops · 7 min - Walk 2 min (101 m) to Woodleigh
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Woodleigh → Dhoby Ghaut · 5 stops · 9 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Serangoon Mrt Station8.9 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10.7 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10.7 min
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1770 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Serangoon Garden Market19.9 min
- Chomp Chomp Food Centre20.9 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre28 min
Supermarkets
daily- Teo Bobby4.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.3.3 min
- Affinity Medical Clinic4.7 min
- Shenton Medical Group6.3 min
Parks & green
green- Chuan Walk Pg10.1 min
- Colchester Grove Os10.9 min
- Colchester Grove Interim Os12.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- AMKFSC Cluster Support31.5 min
- Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46931.5 min
- PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home36.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)7.7 min
- The Serangoon CC29 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)30.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library11.8 min
- Bishan Public Library47.8 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 Central
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$719▲ 1.1%4
4 ROOMS$715▲ 4.6%4
5 ROOMS$709▲ 2.1%2
EXECUTIVES$843▲ 15.2%1