SG Block Index

Block 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3

550553 · Serangoon North · Serangoon · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 56 units · 9 floors

54Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3 in Serangoon scores 53.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 36.2 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 22.8 minutes from Chomp Chomp Food Centre, and 413 m straight-line from Rosyth School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3, Singapore 550553

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
56
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
63
Green space
47
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
30
EV charging
60
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
60
Seniors
50
Renters
43
Investors
61
EV Owners
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.8min
55NSLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
one-north
43.9min
55CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
58min
55CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.2min
25EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 1 transfer · 6 min (351 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m552mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (231 m) to Blk 101
  2. Bus 55 · SBS Transit
    Blk 101Bishan · 9 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 2 min (92 m) to Bishan
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    BishanRaffles Place · 9 stops · 17 min
  5. 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 minMarketClinicBlk 553

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Chomp Chomp Food Centre22.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre24.4 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market25.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • The Family Physician Clinic6.5 min
  • Chen Family Clinic10.2 min
  • Lifelink Sn Clinic & Surgery10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)16 min
  • Tavistock Ave Pk17.2 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 3)20.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • AMKFSC Cluster Support33.5 min
  • Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre Branch @ Blk 46933.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)36.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hwi Yoh CC8 min
  • The Serangoon CC11.5 min
  • Ci Yuan CC23.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library42.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 521/530 Serangoon North Avenue 46.5 min
  • Blk 514/520 Serangoon North Avenue 412 min
  • Hwi Yoh Court12.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3
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 664296.2 min walk · 236 m
  • Stop 663318.4 min walk · 92 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5542 min walk
    25
  • BLK 1014 min walk
    55

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 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3 is more liveable than 4% of them but pricier than 52% — around S$619/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability4th 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 553 offers a solid liveability score (53.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get53.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+17.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 553 Serangoon Nth 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$623k
median S$623k · S$573573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
541581621Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Serangoon North (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 553 Serangoon Nth Ave 3

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '254-room07 TO 09101S$623kS$573

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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