SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Serangoon

Ang Mo Kio averages 73.7/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Serangoon at 59.8/100 across 232 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Ang Mo Kio comes out ahead (73.7/100 vs 59.8/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space and leisure. Serangoon leads on connectivity and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Serangoon’s 36 min by public transport — practically the same.

By life stage, young families lean towards Ang Mo Kio, seniors lean towards Ang Mo Kio and renters lean towards Ang Mo Kio.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioSerangoon
Raffles Place35 min36 min
one-north39 min37 min
Jurong East53 min51 min
Changi Airport70 min53 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.160.2
Food89.326.5
Schools99.7=99.7
Healthcare6753.2
Daily needs83.569
Green space8567.2
Connectivity4754.8
Value (lease)32.240.9
Leisure74.565.8

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioSerangoonVerdict
Overall73.759.8Ang Mo Kio
Young Families7866.4Ang Mo Kio
Seniors75.455.5Ang Mo Kio
Renters70.854.8Ang Mo Kio
Investors55.654.2Tie