SG Block Index

Block 233 Serangoon Ave 3

550233 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 233 Serangoon Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 69.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 19 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 574 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 233 Serangoon Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 233 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 550233

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
81
Green space
67
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
87
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
66
Investors
54
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
2258NSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
36.6min
2273CCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.5min
315CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 3 min (163 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 27 min riding

1m22582mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (44 m) to Blk 233
  2. Bus 22 · SBS Transit
    Blk 233Opp Golden Hill Est · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 58 · SBS Transit
    Opp Golden Hill EstBishan · 4 stops · 7 min
  4. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Bishan
  5. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles Place · 9 stops · 17 min
  6. 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 233

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
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1788 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market19 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre20 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre27.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby3.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.2.4 min
  • Affinity Medical Clinic3.8 min
  • Shenton Medical Group5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chuan Walk Pg9.2 min
  • Colchester Grove Os10 min
  • Boundary Road Park10 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support30.6 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46930.6 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home36 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)6.8 min
  • The Serangoon CC28.1 min
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)30 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library10.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library46.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • 253 Serangoon Central Drive Singapore 5502533.8 min
  • Blk 238/246 Serangoon Avenue 36.8 min
  • Blk 223/230 Serangoon Avenue 4 Boundary Ville8.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 233 Serangoon Ave 3
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 3 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 660494.7 min walk · 33 m
  • Stop 660415 min walk · 96 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2331 min walk
    22
  • OPP GOLDEN HILL EST1 min walk
    58
  • BLK 3071 min walk
    73
  • BLK 2302 min walk
    315

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 233 Serangoon Ave 3 is more liveable than 35% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$719/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability35th 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 233 offers a strong liveability score (69.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get69.3/100overall 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 233 Serangoon Ave 3

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
653734815Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 233 Serangoon Ave 3

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '254-room04 TO 06105S$786kS$695
Jan '254-room07 TO 09105S$838kS$741

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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