SG Block Index

Block 208 Serangoon Ctrl

550208 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 102 units · 12 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 208 Serangoon Ctrl in Serangoon scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.5 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 22.3 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 816 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 208 Serangoon Ctrl in Singapore

Block 208 Serangoon Ctrl, Singapore 550208

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
56
Schools
95
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
67
Green space
76
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
80
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
64
Renters
67
Investors
54
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.7min
104NELNSLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
one-north
32.3min
CCLS$2.02 · direct
Jurong East
46.4min
CCLEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.82 · 2 transfers · 10 min (600 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m1043mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (179 m) to Blk 206
  2. Bus 104 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 206S'goon /blk 201 · 1 stop · 1 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 208

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 1828 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market22.3 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre23.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Teo Bobby8.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Q & M Medical Family Clinic6.1 min
  • Shenton Medical Group6.4 min
  • Affinity Medical Clinic8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Boundary Road Park3.3 min
  • Upper Serangoon Park7.9 min
  • Chuan Walk Pg13.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang28.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre34.4 min
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support35 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)10.6 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)22.2 min
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)30.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library12.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • 208 Serangoon Central Singapore 5502080 min
  • Blk 261/263 Serangoon Central6.1 min
  • 253 Serangoon Central Drive Singapore 5502538.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 208 Serangoon Ctrl
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 supermarkets, 2 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 631492.7 min walk · 130 m
  • Stop 631413.1 min walk · 126 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2063 min walk
    104

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$503k · 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 208 Serangoon Ctrl is more liveable than 32% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$719/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability32th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 28%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 208 offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get68.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.1%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 Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 208 Serangoon Ctrl

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$938k
median S$938k · S$714714 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$735k
median S$735k · S$823823 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
650746842Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 208 Serangoon Ctrl

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room04 TO 06122S$938kS$714
Oct '254-room07 TO 0983S$735kS$823
Jan '254-room04 TO 0683S$638kS$714

Subzone medians — Serangoon Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$719▲ 1.1%
4 ROOMS$715▲ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$709▲ 2.1%
EXECUTIVES$843▲ 15.2%
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