SG Block Index

Block 223 Serangoon Ave 4

550223 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 158 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 223 Serangoon Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 62.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.1 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 20.5 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 316 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 223 Serangoon Ave 4 in Singapore

Block 223 Serangoon Ave 4, Singapore 550223

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
56
Schools
100
Healthcare
49
Daily needs
64
Green space
64
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
74
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
58
Renters
56
Investors
57
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.9min
853NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.3min
53CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.4min
53CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.9min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 11 min (656 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 21 min riding

5m8532mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (322 m) to Blk 230
  2. Bus 853 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 230Woodleigh · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (101 m) to Woodleigh
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    WoodleighDhoby Ghaut · 5 stops · 9 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 223

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 1490 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market20.5 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre21.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)29.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shenton Medical Group7.4 min
  • Affinity Medical Clinic8 min
  • Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Boundary Road Park10 min
  • Chuan Walk Pg10.7 min
  • Colchester Grove Os11.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support32.5 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46932.5 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang34.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)11.3 min
  • The Serangoon CC24.4 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)28.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library15.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 223/230 Serangoon Avenue 4 Boundary Ville1.4 min
  • 223A Serangoon Avenue 4 Singapore 5512233.3 min
  • Blk 211-222 Serangoon Avenue 45.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 223 Serangoon Ave 4
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 1 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 660514.5 min walk · 243 m
  • Stop 660415.9 min walk · 224 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 2575 min walk
    53
  • BLK 2305 min walk
    853

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 223 Serangoon Ave 4 is more liveable than 11% of them and cheaper than 50% — around S$646/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability11th 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 223 offers a solid liveability score (62.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get62.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 223 Serangoon Ave 4

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$445k – S$468k
median S$457k · S$604617 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
572624676Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Garden (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 223 Serangoon Ave 4

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room01 TO 0372S$468kS$604
May '263-room04 TO 0667S$445kS$617
Jan '254-room07 TO 0994S$680kS$672
Aug '244-room04 TO 0694S$600kS$593
Aug '244-room07 TO 0992S$638kS$644

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 change
3 ROOMS$646▲ 10.9%
4 ROOMS$551▼ 2.7%
5 ROOMS$606▲ 10.4%
EXECUTIVES$617▲ 12.0%
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