SG Block Index

Geylang vs Serangoon

Geylang averages 79.3/100 for HDB liveability across 293 blocks, ahead of Serangoon at 59.8/100 across 232 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Geylang comes out ahead (79.3/100 vs 59.8/100). Geylang is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity and value (lease). Serangoon leads on leisure.

On the commute that matters most, Geylang’s median trip to the city centre is 24 min versus Serangoon’s 36 min by public transport — Geylang is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Geylang, seniors lean towards Geylang, renters lean towards Geylang and investors lean towards Geylang.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationGeylangSerangoon
Raffles Place24 min36 min
one-north42 min37 min
Jurong East51 min51 min
Changi Airport35 min53 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport76.360.2
Food83.126.5
Schools98.999.7
Healthcare84.753.2
Daily needs87.769
Green space83.467.2
Connectivity67.754.8
Value (lease)47.240.9
Leisure61.965.8

By persona

PersonaGeylangSerangoonVerdict
Overall79.359.8Geylang
Young Families82.266.4Geylang
Seniors80.655.5Geylang
Renters77.354.8Geylang
Investors64.754.2Geylang