How far is Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 25.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 70M to S'goon /blk 201, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.86.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 117?

Chomp Chomp Food Centre is roughly 13.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1?

Rosyth School, approximately 695 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1?

Approximately 58 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1985 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1?

It scores 58.7/100 overall: transport 28.5, food 76.1, schools 100, healthcare 53.1, daily needs 74.3, green space 54.7, connectivity 36.9, value 36, leisure 51.3.

Is Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 58.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 58 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 Serangoon Garden give the price trend.

Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1

550117 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 in Serangoon scores 58.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 25.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 13.5 minutes from Chomp Chomp Food Centre, and 695 m straight-line from Rosyth School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1, Singapore 550117

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Pillar scores

Transport: 29
Food: 76
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 53
Daily needs: 74
Green space: 55
Connectivity: 37
Value (lease): 36
Leisure: 51
EV charging: 92

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 59
Young Families: 64
Seniors: 57
Renters: 48
Investors: 55
EV Owners: 66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 44.5min
one-north: 48.6min
Jurong East: 62.7min
Changi Airport: 63.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 19 min (1192 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 20 min riding

12m›70M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 12 min (770 m) to Aft Phillips Ave
Bus 70M · SBS Transit
Aft Phillips Ave → S'goon /blk 201 · 5 stops · 6 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

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

Hawker centres

food

Chomp Chomp Food Centre13.5 min
Serangoon Garden Market16.2 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre27.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Union Medical Clinic & Surgery5.8 min
Chen Family Clinic7.6 min
Lifelink Sn Clinic & Surgery7.6 min

Parks & green

green

Tavistock Ave Pk13.2 min
Parry Rd Pg13.7 min
Pk Villas Terrace Pg16.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

AMKFSC Cluster Support29.5 min
Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46929.5 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)33.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

The Serangoon CC8.3 min
Hwi Yoh CC13.5 min
Ci Yuan CC26.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

Blk 109/112 Serangoon North Avenue 1 Hwi Yoh Ville4.3 min
126 Serangoon North Avenue 1 Singapore 5501264.4 min
Hwi Yoh Court4.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 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 663095.7 min walk · 190 m
Stop 663016.1 min walk · 208 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT PHILLIPS AVE12 min walk
70M76

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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$452k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 is more liveable than 6% of them and cheaper than 50% — around S$646/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability6th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 50%

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 117 offers a solid liveability score (58.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get58.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+10.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds58 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 Serangoon Garden. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$685k – S$709k

median S$697k · S$526–535 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Garden (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 117 Serangoon Nth Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	121 m²	S$685k	S$526
Nov '25	5-room	10 TO 12	123 m²	S$709k	S$535
Apr '25	4-room	07 TO 09	99 m²	S$610k	S$572

Subzone medians — Serangoon Garden

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$646▲ 10.9%5

4 ROOMS$551▼ 2.7%5

5 ROOMS$606▲ 10.4%1

EXECUTIVES$617▲ 12.0%1

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