SG Block Index

Block 235 Serangoon Ave 3

550235 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 235 Serangoon Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 72/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 18.1 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 573 m straight-line from Zhonghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 235 Serangoon Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 235 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 550235

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
82
Green space
69
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
89
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
76
Seniors
68
Renters
70
Investors
55
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.5min
315NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
35.5min
315CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.6min
315CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
45.6min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 9 min (509 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 18 min riding

2m3153mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (87 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 235

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 1772 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Serangoon Garden Market18.1 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre19 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre26.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby2.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.1.4 min
  • Affinity Medical Clinic2.8 min
  • Shenton Medical Group4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chuan Walk Pg8.2 min
  • Colchester Grove Os9 min
  • Boundary Road Park9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support29.6 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46929.6 min
  • PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home35 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)5.8 min
  • The Serangoon CC27.1 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)27.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library9.9 min
  • Bishan Public Library45.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • 253 Serangoon Central Drive Singapore 5502532.8 min
  • Blk 261/263 Serangoon Central4.7 min
  • Blk 238/246 Serangoon Avenue 35.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 235 Serangoon Ave 3
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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 660493.7 min walk · 115 m
  • Stop 660414 min walk · 72 m
Buses that serve this block
  • 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
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 235 Serangoon Ave 3 is more liveable than 50% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$719/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability50th 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 235 offers a strong liveability score (72/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get72/100overall 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 235 Serangoon Ave 3

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$572k – S$820k
median S$815k · S$633728 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
619693766Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 235 Serangoon Ave 3

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room01 TO 0384S$572kS$633
Dec '254-room04 TO 06105S$820kS$726
Sep '254-room07 TO 09104S$815kS$728
May '254-room10 TO 1290S$680kS$702
Jan '254-room07 TO 09104S$770kS$688
Jul '244-room07 TO 09104S$740kS$661

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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