How far is Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Serangoon Mrt Station, about 4.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 30 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 426?

Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre is roughly 18.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1?

Maris Stella High School, approximately 737 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1?

Approximately 61 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1988 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1?

It scores 70.7/100 overall: transport 87, food 63.2, schools 100, healthcare 49.2, daily needs 54.6, green space 69.8, connectivity 66.5, value 42, leisure 79.3.

Is Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 70.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 61 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 Upper Paya Lebar give the price trend.

Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1

550426 · Upper Paya Lebar · Serangoon · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1 in Serangoon scores 70.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 18.3 minutes from Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, and 737 m straight-line from Maris Stella High School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 426 Serangoon Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 426 Serangoon Ave 1, Singapore 550426

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 63
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 49
Daily needs: 55
Green space: 70
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 42
Leisure: 79
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 71
Young Families: 75
Seniors: 64
Renters: 70
Investors: 56
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 29.9min
one-north: 33min
Jurong East: 47.1min
Changi Airport: 43.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 12 min (748 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding

8m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (515 m) to Serangoon
North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 2541 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre18.3 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26.5 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)27.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Drs Lim & Chan Clinic7.5 min
Sterling Clinic & Surgery7.7 min
OneDoctors Medical Centre8.1 min

Parks & green

green

Lorong Ong Lye Park5.9 min
Upper Serangoon Park7.7 min
How Sun Linear Park8.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Maris Stella High School737 m
Yangzheng Primary School850 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1012 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang26.9 min
St John's Home for the Aged29.8 min
PERTAPIS Senior Citizens Fellowship Home35.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)11 min
Bidadari CC (U/C)21.2 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)25 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library10.6 min

EV charging

Blk 421/427 Serangoon Central/Avenue 11.1 min
Blk 409/414 Serangoon Central/Avenue 14.6 min
Blk 415-420 Lorong Lew Lian4.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 426 Serangoon Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 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 621692.3 min walk · 56 m
Stop 621792.4 min walk · 158 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$438k · 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 426 Serangoon Ave 1 is more liveable than 42% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$626/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability42th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 55%

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 426 offers a strong liveability score (70.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get70.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-1.8%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds61 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 Upper Paya Lebar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 426 Serangoon Ave 1

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$945k

median S$945k · S$836–836 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Upper Paya Lebar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 426 Serangoon Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	4-room	07 TO 09	105 m²	S$945k	S$836
Apr '25	5-room	13 TO 15	121 m²	S$990k	S$760
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	103 m²	S$930k	S$839
Dec '24	4-room	10 TO 12	103 m²	S$899k	S$811
Oct '24	4-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$770k	S$681

Subzone medians — Upper Paya Lebar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$612—1

3 ROOMS$626▼ 1.8%4

4 ROOMS$802▲ 13.2%1

5 ROOMS$681▲ 5.5%2

EXECUTIVES$662▼ 3.5%1

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