How far is Block 3 Lor Lew Lian from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Serangoon Mrt Station, about 3.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 3 Lor Lew Lian to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 29 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 3?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 20.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 3 Lor Lew Lian?

Yangzheng Primary School, approximately 868 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 3 Lor Lew Lian?

Approximately 51 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1978 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 3 Lor Lew Lian?

It scores 73/100 overall: transport 88.7, food 61.1, schools 100, healthcare 56.3, daily needs 63.2, green space 85.9, connectivity 68.3, value 22, leisure 85.4.

Is Block 3 Lor Lew Lian a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 51 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Upper Paya Lebar give the price trend.

Block 3 Lor Lew Lian

531003 · Upper Paya Lebar · Serangoon · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 117 units · 14 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 3 Lor Lew Lian in Serangoon scores 73/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.8 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 20.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 868 m straight-line from Yangzheng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 3 Lor Lew Lian in Singapore

Block 3 Lor Lew Lian, Singapore 531003

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Pillar scores

Transport: 89
Food: 61
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 56
Daily needs: 63
Green space: 86
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 85
EV charging: 97

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 68
Renters: 73
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 28.9min
one-north: 32min
Jurong East: 46.1min
Changi Airport: 42.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 11 min (667 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding

7m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (434 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2245 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)20.9 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre21.6 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)22.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Sterling Clinic & Surgery0 min
Drs Lim & Chan Clinic0.8 min
OneDoctors Medical Centre7.8 min

Parks & green

green

Upper Serangoon Park2.9 min
Lorong Ong Lye Park6.5 min
Boundary Road Park7.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Yangzheng Primary School868 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)989 m
Maris Stella High School1026 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang23.5 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre32.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)10.6 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)19.4 min
Bidadari CC (U/C)24.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library10.3 min

EV charging

Blk 415-420 Lorong Lew Lian3.5 min
Blk 409/414 Serangoon Central/Avenue 16.5 min
Blk 421/427 Serangoon Central/Avenue 18.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 3 Lor Lew Lian

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 3 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 621492.3 min walk · 139 m
Stop 621413.1 min walk · 156 m

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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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$438k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 3 Lor Lew Lian is more liveable than 55% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$626/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability55th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 55%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 3 offers a strong liveability score (73/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get73/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-1.8%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds51 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Upper Paya Lebar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 3 Lor Lew Lian

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Upper Paya Lebar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 3 Lor Lew Lian

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '25	3-room	13 TO 15	73 m²	S$489k	S$622
Apr '25	3-room	13 TO 15	64 m²	S$462k	S$671
Jan '25	3-room	10 TO 12	64 m²	S$450k	S$653

Subzone medians — Upper Paya Lebar

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$612—1

3 ROOMS$626▼ 1.8%4

4 ROOMS$802▲ 13.2%1

5 ROOMS$681▲ 5.5%2

EXECUTIVES$662▼ 3.5%1

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