Block 257 Serangoon Ctrl DR
550257 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 102 units · 15 floors
67Overall / 100
Summary
Block 257 Serangoon Ctrl DR in Serangoon scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 20 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 626 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 75
- Food
- 18
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 79
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 65
- Value (lease)
- 60
- Leisure
- 87
Who it suits
- Overall
- 67
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32min
- one-north
- 33.8min
- Jurong East
- 47.9min
- Changi Airport
- 44.4min
315NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
CCLS$2.02 · direct
CCLEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap32 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 9 min (552 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 17 min riding
2m›315›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (130 m) to Opp Blk 257
- Bus 315 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 257 → S'goon /blk 201 · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 Station7.1 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station7.1 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station7.4 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1727 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Serangoon Garden Market20 min
- Chomp Chomp Food Centre21 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
- Teo Bobby3.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Shenton Medical Group2.7 min
- Q & M Medical Family Clinic3 min
- Affinity Medical Clinic3.8 min
Parks & green
green- Boundary Road Park6.3 min
- Chuan Walk Pg10.2 min
- Upper Serangoon Park11 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang31.3 min
- AMKFSC Cluster Support31.9 min
- Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46931.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)7.9 min
- The Serangoon CC24.6 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)25 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library10.5 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