How far is Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Mayflower Mrt Station, about 4.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 268A to Aft Ang MO Kio, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 42 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 253?

Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 10.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21?

Chij St. Nicholas Girls' School, approximately 427 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21?

Approximately 69 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1996 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21?

It scores 80/100 overall: transport 92, food 91.2, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 76.2, green space 94.9, connectivity 45.2, value 58, leisure 62.

Is Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 69 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 Shangri-La give the price trend.

Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21

560253 · Shangri-La · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 in Ang Mo Kio scores 80/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.1 minutes’ walk from Mayflower Mrt Station MRT, 10.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre), and 427 m straight-line from Chij St. Nicholas Girls' School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 in Singapore

Block 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21, Singapore 560253

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Pillar scores

Transport: 92
Food: 91
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 76
Green space: 95
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 58
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 80
Renters: 76
Investors: 79
EV Owners: 82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 41.9min
one-north: 34.8min
Jurong East: 48.8min
Changi Airport: 78.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (750 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 26 min riding

8m›268A›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (526 m) to Mayflower
Bus 268A · SBS Transit
Mayflower → Aft Ang MO Kio · 4 stops · 6 min
Walk 3 min (197 m) to Ang MO Kio
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Ang MO Kio → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 21 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

PlannedBright Hill Interchange MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 738 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre)10.9 min
Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Blk 160/162 (Mayflower Market)11.8 min
Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)12.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Mayflower Secondary School2.6 min
Tan Kwee HiangA2.6 min
Muhammad Amirrudin Bin Abdul RahimA2.6 min
Zaharah Binte KhalidA2.6 min
Toh Ah GoonA2.6 min
Lee Teng Teng (Li Tingting)A2.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health

Esteemed Medical Clinic1.1 min
Healthlink (Amk) Medical Centre6.8 min
Jj Clinic & Surgery7.7 min

Parks & green

green

Ellington Square Playground6.3 min
Shangri-La Playground7.7 min
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)7.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Senior Group Home @ AMK2574.1 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 2574.1 min
Thk Sac @ Amk 20816.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kebun Baru CC8.4 min
Ang Mo Kio CC14.2 min
Marymount CC19.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Ang Mo Kio Public Library23.2 min

EV charging

Blk 253/254 Ang Mo Kio Street 21 Kebun Baru View1.9 min
Blk 113/114/118 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 Kebun Baru Heights7.9 min
Blk 113/114/118 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 Kebun Baru Heights7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 4 parks, 3 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 541693.1 min walk · 139 m
Stop 541614.3 min walk · 163 m

Buses that serve this block

MAYFLOWER STN EXIT 58 min walk
76268A

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 · Ang Mo Kio planning area

Age profile: In Ang Mo Kio, 11.4% of residents are under 15 and 21.8% are 65 or older.; 55–597.9%
60–647.8%
45–497.6%
65–697.4%
Household income: 31% of Ang Mo Kio households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person19%
$20,000+10.7%
$1,000–1,9997%
$3,000–3,9996.7%
Dwelling mix: 84.1% of Ang Mo Kio households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 3 room flats40%
HDB 4 room flats24.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats8.3%
Household size: 46.7% of Ang Mo Kio households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person25.8%
1-person20.9%
3-person20.2%
4-person17.3%
In education: Of Ang Mo Kio residents currently in education, 26.4% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary32.6%
Secondary22.8%
University14.9%
Polytechnic11.5%
Commute to work: 60.9% of working Ang Mo Kio residents commute by public transport; 25.9% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus29%
Car19.1%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only12.5%

Resident data for the Ang Mo Kio planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.13M · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21 is more liveable than 92% of them but pricier than 97% — around S$953/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability92th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 3%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 253 offers an outstanding liveability score (80/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get80/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+44.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds69 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 Shangri-La. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21

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

5-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$936k – S$1.10m

median S$963k · S$643–751 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Shangri-La (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 253 Ang MO Kio ST 21

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	07 TO 09	128 m²	S$970k	S$704
Jun '26	5-room	01 TO 03	138 m²	S$955k	S$643
Feb '26	5-room	07 TO 09	136 m²	S$1.10m	S$751
Dec '25	5-room	07 TO 09	128 m²	S$936k	S$679
Aug '25	5-room	04 TO 06	136 m²	S$1.01m	S$690
Jul '25	5-room	04 TO 06	128 m²	S$939k	S$681
Jun '25	5-room	10 TO 12	127 m²	S$985k	S$721
May '25	5-room	10 TO 12	138 m²	S$1.04m	S$699

Subzone medians — Shangri-La

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$575▲ 9.5%1

4 ROOMS$1029▲ 48.2%1

5 ROOMS$953▲ 44.2%6

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Ang Mo Kio →Ang Mo Kio estate data →Blocks near Mayflower Mrt Station →Blocks near Chij St. Nicholas Girls' School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

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