Overview
Serangoon covers 10.10 square kilometres of URA's North-East Region, between Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Toa Payoh, Hougang and Sengkang. It combines the HDB town around Serangoon Central with large landed estates, including Serangoon Gardens and the streets around Chartwell Drive and Tavistock Avenue. SingStat recorded 115,860 residents in June 2026.
Who lives here
Serangoon's population is older than average. Residents aged 65 and over were 24.8% of the total in June 2026, against 19.5% nationally, and children under 15 were 10.9%, against 13.3%. About 5,750 residents were 80 or older.
Homes and dwelling types
Half of Serangoon's residents lived in HDB flats in June 2026, mostly 4-room and 5-room or executive flats. What sets the area apart is its landed housing: 35,840 people, 31% of residents, lived in landed homes. Only Bukit Timah has a higher landed share among planning areas with more than 10,000 people, and only Bedok has more landed residents in absolute numbers. Condominiums and other apartments housed another 18%.
Residents by type of dwelling, June 2026 (SingStat). Shares are our arithmetic; “–” means nil or negligible.
| Type of dwelling | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 1- and 2-room flats | 1,510 | 1.3% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 8,670 | 7.5% |
| HDB 4-room flats | 27,860 | 24.0% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 19,710 | 17.0% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 21,430 | 18.5% |
| Landed properties | 35,840 | 30.9% |
| Others | 830 | 0.7% |
| All residents | 115,860 | 100% |
HDB's third-quarter 2026 medians for Serangoon were S$475,000 for a 3-room flat, S$663,900 for a 4-room flat, S$841,500 for a 5-room flat and S$1,130,000 for an executive flat, the highest executive median of any town that quarter. Our HDB medians article has the full table.
Getting around
Three stations have exits inside the planning area today.
| Station | Code | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Serangoon | NE12CC13 | North East Line, Circle Line |
| Lorong Chuan | CC14 | Circle Line |
| Bartley | CC12 | Circle Line |
Stations announced with a date (LTA):
| Station | Code | Opening (LTA) |
|---|---|---|
| Serangoon North | CR9 | 2030 |
| Tavistock | CR10 | 2030 |
Serangoon is an interchange between the North East Line and the Circle Line, and with eight exits it is one of the larger stations outside the city. Lorong Chuan and Bartley are also on the Circle Line; Bartley has one exit here and one in Toa Payoh. LTA's Cross Island Line first phase, targeted for 2030, adds Serangoon North and Tavistock.
Schools
Ten MOE schools fall inside the boundary. The primary schools are CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, Rosyth School, St. Gabriel's Primary, Yangzheng Primary and Zhonghua Primary. The secondary schools are Peicai, Serangoon Garden, St. Gabriel's and Zhonghua, which is an autonomous school. Nanyang Junior College is also in Serangoon.
Hawker centres
NEA lists two, both in Serangoon Gardens: Chomp Chomp Food Centre at 20 Kensington Park Road, with 36 cooked-food stalls, and Serangoon Garden Market at 49A Serangoon Garden Way, with 46. Both are older centres, dating from the 1950s and 1970s on NEA's records.
Parks
NParks lists 37 parks and playgrounds, the second-highest count of any planning area after Bedok, and many are small playgrounds within the landed estates. Tavistock Avenue Park, Chartwell Drive Park, Chuan Lane Park, Nim Meadow Park and the Haus and How Sun linear parks are among them.
Healthcare
Serangoon Polyclinic, run by NHG Polyclinics, is at 587 Upper Serangoon Road. MOH's June 2024 CHAS list counts 27 clinics. Sengkang General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital are in other planning areas.
Community facilities
The People's Association's June 2024 list includes Hwi Yoh CC and The Serangoon CC, with a Braddell Heights CC building pending. NLB runs Serangoon Public Library, and SportSG lists Serangoon Sport Centre, an ActiveSG gym at Serangoon Central and the Burghley squash and tennis centre. ECDA's June 2024 list places 77 pre-schools here.
New launches in Serangoon
One Chuan Grove
A residential project at Chuan Grove: 1,056 homes, 99-year leasehold.
Nearby planning areas
Next to Serangoon on URA's map: Ang Mo Kio (full guide), Hougang, Sengkang, Toa Payoh, Bishan.
Every planning area has a page on our neighbourhoods index.
Sources
- URA, Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea), data.gov.sg (updated 27 February 2026)
- LTA, MRT Station Exit (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 18 October 2026)
- LTA, Train Station Chinese Names (station codes and lines), data.gov.sg; LTA rail system map
- LTA, Cross Island Line project page (phases, stations, target years)
- MOE, General information of schools (2026), data.gov.sg (updated 17 April 2026)
- NEA, Hawker Centres (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026), checked against NEA's list of hawker centres (17 August 2026)
- People's Association, Community Clubs, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- NParks, Parks, data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026)
- MOH, CHAS Clinics, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- NLB, Libraries, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- SportSG, Sport Facilities (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 13 November 2025)
- SingStat, Resident Population by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Type of Dwelling, June 2026 (released 25 September 2026), singstat.gov.sg
- HDB, 3rd Quarter 2026 Public Housing Data, Annex C: Median Resale Prices by Town and Flat Type (23 October 2026), hdb.gov.sg
- SLA, OneMap search (venue addresses and locations)
- ECDA, Pre-Schools Location (list dated June 2024) and Kindergartens (updated April 2026), data.gov.sg
- NHG Polyclinics, SingHealth Polyclinics and National University Polyclinics: lists of polyclinics (November 2026)
Facts checked on 15 November 2026. See our editorial policy.
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