How far is Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Serangoon Mrt Station, about 7.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Circle Line to Paya Lebar, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 35 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 236?

Serangoon Garden Market is roughly 18.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3?

Yangzheng Primary School, approximately 604 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3?

Approximately 58 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1985 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3?

It scores 71.8/100 overall: transport 71.5, food 65.2, schools 100, healthcare 55, daily needs 82, green space 69.1, connectivity 62.6, value 36, leisure 89.3.

Is Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 71.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 58 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Serangoon Central give the price trend.

Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3

550236 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 71.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 18.2 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 604 m straight-line from Yangzheng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 236 Serangoon Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 236 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 550236

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Pillar scores

Transport: 72
Food: 65
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 82
Green space: 69
Connectivity: 63
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: 69
Investors: 55
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 35.4min
one-north: 34.1min
Jurong East: 48.1min
Changi Airport: 44.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 13 min (858 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding

11m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (717 m) to Serangoon
Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Serangoon → Paya Lebar · 4 stops · 8 min
Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
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 · schematic

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 1869 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Serangoon Garden Market18.2 min
Chomp Chomp Food Centre19.1 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre26.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Teo Bobby2.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.0.4 min
Affinity Medical Clinic2.9 min
Shenton Medical Group4.5 min

Parks & green

green

Chuan Walk Pg8.3 min
Colchester Grove Os9.1 min
Boundary Road Park9.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

AMKFSC Cluster Support29.7 min
Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46929.7 min
PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home35.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)5.9 min
The Serangoon CC27.2 min
Bidadari CC (U/C)29.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library10 min
Bishan Public Library46 min

EV charging

253 Serangoon Central Drive Singapore 5502532.9 min
Blk 261/263 Serangoon Central4.8 min
Blk 238/246 Serangoon Avenue 35.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 236 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 660493.8 min walk · 158 m
Stop 660414.1 min walk · 166 m

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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 236 Serangoon Ave 3 is more liveable than 49% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$719/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability49th 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 236 offers a strong liveability score (71.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get71.8/100overall 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 236 Serangoon Ave 3

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$680k

median S$680k · S$752–752 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Serangoon Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 236 Serangoon Ave 3

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Nov '25	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$680k	S$752
Apr '25	4-room	04 TO 06	84 m²	S$641k	S$709
Jan '25	4-room	04 TO 06	84 m²	S$600k	S$664
Nov '24	4-room	04 TO 06	84 m²	S$572k	S$633
Oct '24	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$590k	S$653
Sep '24	4-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$741k	S$656

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$719▲ 1.1%4

4 ROOMS$715▲ 4.6%4

5 ROOMS$709▲ 2.1%2

EXECUTIVES$843▲ 15.2%1

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