Block 242 Serangoon Ave 3
550242 · Serangoon Central · Serangoon · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors
67Overall / 100
Summary
Block 242 Serangoon Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 67.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 17.8 minutes from Serangoon Garden Market, and 436 m straight-line from Yangzheng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 25
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 76
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 67
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 90
Who it suits
- Overall
- 67
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.9min
- one-north
- 31.6min
- Jurong East
- 45.6min
- Changi Airport
- 42.1min
CCLEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
CCLS$2.02 · direct
CCLEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 11 min (713 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding
8m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 8 min (573 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Serangoon Mrt Station5.7 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station8.1 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station8.1 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2039 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Serangoon Garden Market17.8 min
- Chomp Chomp Food Centre18.8 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre24.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
- Teo Bobby6.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Garden Clinic3.3 min
- Koh'S T & T Clinic And Surgery Pte. Ltd.6.6 min
- Affinity Medical Clinic6.6 min
Parks & green
green- Chuan Walk Pg8 min
- Colchester Grove Os8.8 min
- Colchester Grove Interim Os10.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- AMKFSC Cluster Support29.3 min
- Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46929.3 min
- PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home32.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)3.9 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)27.1 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)30.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library8 min
- Bishan Public Library44.6 min
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).
Resale context — 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