Block 8 Lor Lew Lian
531008 · Upper Paya Lebar · Serangoon · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors
Block 8 Lor Lew Lian in Serangoon scores 67.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 22.5 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 844 m straight-line from Maris Stella High School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 8 Lor Lew Lian, Singapore 531008
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 72
- Food
- 59
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 53
- Green space
- 78
- Connectivity
- 67
- Value (lease)
- 22
- Leisure
- 79
- EV charging
- 98
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 50
- EV Owners
- 72
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.9min
- one-north
- 33min
- Jurong East
- 47.1min
- Changi Airport
- 43.6min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 12 min (751 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 8 min (518 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 doorDistance 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 Station5.1 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station5.5 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station6.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre22.5 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.6 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)24 min
Eateries nearby
food- New City Bakery & Confectionery Pte. Ltd.2.8 min
- Chua Boon Whui EdwinB2.8 min
- Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.2.8 min
- Rong Yi Kee Pte. Ltd.B2.8 min
- See Bee KuanB2.8 min
- Kopitiam Investment Pte Ltd3 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.1 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Drs Lim & Chan Clinic2.8 min
- Sterling Clinic & Surgery3 min
- OneDoctors Medical Centre8.9 min
Parks & green
green- Upper Serangoon Park5.6 min
- Lorong Ong Lye Park6.2 min
- Boundary Road Park10.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.6 min
- St John's Home for the Aged33.4 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre35.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)11.7 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)22.1 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)25.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library11.5 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 415-420 Lorong Lew Lian3.3 min
- Blk 409/414 Serangoon Central/Avenue 16.3 min
- Blk 421/427 Serangoon Central/Avenue 18.1 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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- Stop 621795.2 min walk · 213 m
- Stop 621715.5 min walk · 241 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 8 Lor Lew Lian is more liveable than 27% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$626/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 8 offers a strong liveability score (67.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).
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 8 Lor Lew Lian
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 8 Lor Lew Lian
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug '25 | 2-room | 07 TO 09 | 44 m² | S$290k | S$612 |
Subzone medians — Upper Paya Lebar
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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