SG Block Index

Block 229 Serangoon Ave 4

550229 · Serangoon Garden · Serangoon · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 229 Serangoon Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 71/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 15.6 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 480 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 229 Serangoon Ave 4 in Singapore

Block 229 Serangoon Ave 4, Singapore 550229

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
84
Green space
70
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
86
EV charging
94
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
68
Renters
68
Investors
61
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.2min
315NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
35.2min
315CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.3min
315CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
24EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 8 min (505 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 18 min riding

1m3153mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (83 m) to Blk 230
  2. Bus 315 · SBS Transit
    Blk 230S'goon /blk 201 · 3 stops · 3 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 229

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 1669 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market15.6 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre16.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 409 (Teck Ghee Square)26 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby5.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shenton Medical Group5 min
  • Q & M Medical Family Clinic5.3 min
  • Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chuan Walk Pg5.8 min
  • Colchester Grove Os6.6 min
  • Boundary Road Park7.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support27.6 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46927.6 min
  • COMNET @ Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre30.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)8.9 min
  • The Serangoon CC25.1 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)25.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library12.8 min
  • Bishan Public Library44.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • 223A Serangoon Avenue 4 Singapore 5512234 min
  • Blk 223/230 Serangoon Avenue 4 Boundary Ville4.8 min
  • Blk 261/263 Serangoon Central5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 229 Serangoon Ave 4
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 4 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 660410.9 min walk · 64 m
  • Stop 660512.4 min walk · 191 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2301 min walk
    24315

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
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 229 Serangoon Ave 4 is more liveable than 44% of them and cheaper than 50% — around S$646/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th 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 229 offers a strong liveability score (71/100). 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 get71/100overall 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 229 Serangoon Ave 4

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$620k – S$680k
median S$650k · S$633694 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
544627710Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Garden (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 229 Serangoon Ave 4

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '264-room10 TO 1291S$680kS$694
Aug '254-room07 TO 0991S$620kS$633
Jan '254-room01 TO 0391S$595kS$607
Jul '244-room13 TO 1591S$625kS$638

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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