SG Block Index

Block 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21

561253 · Shangri-La · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 49 units · 8 floors

77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21 in Ang Mo Kio scores 77/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Mayflower Mrt Station MRT, 11.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Blk 226D (Kebun Baru Market and Food Centre), and 403 m straight-line from Chij St. Nicholas Girls' School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21 in Singapore

Block 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21, Singapore 561253

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
89
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
70
Green space
92
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
56
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
77
Renters
72
Investors
78
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.1min
76NSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.7min
TELCCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.8min
TELCCLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
79.1min
76EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 13 min (814 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 26 min riding

9m763mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (590 m) to Mayflower
  2. Bus 76 · SBS Transit
    MayflowerAft Ang MO Kio · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 3 min (197 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 253A

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 774 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)11.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Blk 160/162 (Mayflower Market)12.8 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Blk 226H (Kebun Baru Food Centre)13.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Esteemed Medical Clinic2.1 min
  • Healthlink (Amk) Medical Centre7.8 min
  • Jj Clinic & Surgery8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ellington Square Playground7.3 min
  • Shangri-La Playground8.7 min
  • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Pond Gardens)8.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Senior Group Home @ AMK2575.1 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 2575.1 min
  • Thk Sac @ Amk 20817.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kebun Baru CC9.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC15.2 min
  • Marymount CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library24.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 253/254 Ang Mo Kio Street 21 Kebun Baru View2.9 min
  • Blk 113/114/118 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 Kebun Baru Heights8.9 min
  • Blk 113/114/118 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 Kebun Baru Heights8.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 253A 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 541694.1 min walk · 137 m
  • Stop 541615.3 min walk · 155 m
Buses that serve this block
  • MAYFLOWER STN EXIT 59 min walk
    76

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21 is more liveable than 80% of them but pricier than 97% — around S$953/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability80th 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 253A offers a strong liveability score (77/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get77/100overall 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 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.00m
median S$1.00m · S$688688 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
646819991Nov '24Sep '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Shangri-La (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 253A Ang MO Kio ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room04 TO 06135S$1.00mS$688

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 change
3 ROOMS$575▲ 9.5%
4 ROOMS$1029▲ 48.2%
5 ROOMS$953▲ 44.2%
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