SG Block Index

Block 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4

550520 · Serangoon North · Serangoon · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 72 units · 9 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
59Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4 in Serangoon scores 58.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 32.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 148 m straight-line from Rosyth School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4 in Singapore

Block 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4, Singapore 550520

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
64
Green space
56
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
33
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
64
Seniors
55
Renters
48
Investors
62
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.4min
165NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.4min
73CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.5min
73CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.8min
25EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (498 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 30 min riding

3m1651mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (171 m) to Blk 516
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Blk 516Hougang Ctrl Int · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 520

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.5 min
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre24.2 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market26.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Serangoon North)1.3 min
  • Chen Family Clinic11.3 min
  • Lifelink Sn Clinic & Surgery11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14.1 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15 min
  • Luxus Hills Park17.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre33.7 min
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support35.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hwi Yoh CC4 min
  • The Serangoon CC12.7 min
  • Ci Yuan CC16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library35.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library40.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 514/520 Serangoon North Avenue 40.7 min
  • Blk 519 Serangoon North Avenue 42.9 min
  • Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 46.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 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 664313.6 min walk · 206 m
  • Stop 664214.4 min walk · 186 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5163 min walk
    25165
  • OPP BLK 506A4 min walk
    73

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$600k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4 is more liveable than 10% of them but pricier than 52% — around S$619/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability10th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 48%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 520 offers a solid liveability score (58.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get58.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+17.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 North. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.08m
median S$1.08m · S$683683 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
541620698Aug '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon North (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 520 Serangoon Nth Ave 4

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '25Executive07 TO 09147S$1.08mS$683
May '25Executive04 TO 06147S$1.06mS$669
Feb '25Executive07 TO 09149S$1.06mS$661
Sep '24Executive01 TO 03147S$880kS$556

Subzone medians — Serangoon North

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$619▲ 17.9%
5 ROOMS$559▼ 8.4%
EXECUTIVES$648▲ 0.8%
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