SG Block Index

Block 147 Serangoon Nth Ave 1

550147 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 167 units · 13 floors

53Overall / 100
Summary

Block 147 Serangoon Nth Ave 1 in Serangoon scores 52.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 26.7 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 17.8 minutes from Chomp Chomp Food Centre, and 540 m straight-line from Rosyth School.

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
25
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
78
Green space
57
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
45

Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
60
Seniors
51
Renters
43
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.7min
70MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.8min
70MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.9min
70MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.5min
76EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 16 min (998 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

9m70M3mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (576 m) to Bef Yio Chu Kang Chapel
  2. Bus 70M · SBS Transit
    Bef Yio Chu Kang ChapelS'goon /blk 201 · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SerangoonDhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 147

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre17.8 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market20.4 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre23.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd15.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Union Medical Clinic & Surgery3.1 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
  • Tsi & Partners Family Clinic3.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Parry Rd Pg12.3 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg12.5 min
  • Tavistock Ave Pk15.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre31.2 min
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support32 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • The Serangoon CC4.6 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC11.8 min
  • Ci Yuan CC22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library32 min
  • Cheng San Public Library34.6 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 Garden

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$646▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$551▼ 2.7%
5 ROOMS$606▲ 10.4%
EXECUTIVES$617▲ 12.0%
Living in SerangoonSerangoon estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt StationBlocks near Rosyth SchoolCommute to the CBD →