SG Block Index

Block 517 Serangoon Nth Ave 4

550517 · Serangoon North · Serangoon · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

48Overall / 100
Summary

Block 517 Serangoon Nth Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 48.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 33.7 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 18.8 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 187 m straight-line from Rosyth School.

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
22
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
57
Green space
48
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
32

Who it suits

Overall
48
Young Families
56
Seniors
45
Renters
38
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
165NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
49min
70MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.5min
116CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.3min
25EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (467 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 30 min riding

2m›165›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (140 m) to Blk 516
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Blk 516 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 minMarketClinicBlk 517

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre18.8 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre25.5 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market28.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Serangoon North)0 min
  • The Healer Clinic + Surgery13.1 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery14.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)15.4 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg16.3 min
  • Luxus Hills Park18.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)32.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre35 min
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support36.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hwi Yoh CC5.3 min
  • The Serangoon CC13.9 min
  • Ci Yuan CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library37.1 min
  • Serangoon Public Library42.2 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 North

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$619▲ 17.9%
5 ROOMS$559▼ 8.4%
EXECUTIVES$648▲ 0.8%
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