SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Serangoon

Ang Mo Kio averages 75.4/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Serangoon at 66.3/100 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 (75.4/100 vs 66.3/100). 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
Food94.165
Schools99.7=99.7
Healthcare6753.2
Daily needs83.569
Green space8567.2
Connectivity4754.8
Value (lease)34.642.9
Leisure74.565.8
EV charging94.796.6

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioSerangoonVerdict
Overall75.466.3Ang Mo Kio
Young Families78.970.9Ang Mo Kio
Seniors76.562.3Ang Mo Kio
Renters71.860.9Ang Mo Kio
Investors57.458.3Tie