Serangoon Garden Estate is a

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estate in the

Serangoon Serangoon () is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as ...

district of the North-East Region of Singapore.

History

Serangoon Garden is one of the oldest estates on the island, and was built during the 1950s. The estate was upgraded in 2001 as part of the

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's plan to improve the older private housing estates in Singapore. Open roadside drains were covered up.

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s and

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s were replaced, and the estate's

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s were also upgraded. Serangoon Garden Circus was used as one of the locations for the country-wide

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Electoral boundaries

Until 1988, Serangoon Gardens was a single seat

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. When the Group Representative Constituency was introduced, Serangoon Gardens became part of the GRC. Since then, it has been part of the

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Housing

Serangoon Gardens is generally a private housing estate. There are a variety of types of housing, including terrace homes, semi-detached and bungalows. This area is popular with affluent Singaporeans, with its close proximity to amenities and generally prestigious schools.

Attractions

The food and beverage outlets are located in the estate's central area. Serangoon Garden Circus is at the centre of the estate. In this vicinity, there are cafés,

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s, coffee shops,

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and a shopping mall. All the roads radiate from the circus, and the houses are located within walking distance. The estate has a

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and

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centre at Burghley Drive. At Kensington Park Road, there is a

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known as Serangoon Gardens Country Club. Although the Country Club serves its in-house members, members of the public can also enjoy delicious food such as cantonese cuisine - Swatow Garden - which serves popular Hong Kong Dim Sum and dishes.

Amenities

Situated behind Maju Avenue is Paramount Building which was developed as Serangoon Garden Village in 2001. A new small shopping mall called MyVillage has opened in its place with NTUC FairPrice Finest and a branch of

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Transport

Public transport

The estate is served by

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services. In addition, on weekday mornings from 7.30am to 9am, licensed private bus operators operate an express service plying between Serangoon Gardens and the

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. The nearest

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station is

Serangoon MRT station Serangoon MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East MRT line, North East (NEL) and Circle MRT line, Circle (CCL) lines. Situated in Serangoon, Singapore along U ...

on the North East and

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lines at

Upper Serangoon Road Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...

Lorong Chuan MRT station Lorong Chuan MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Serangoon, Singapore. It is located underneath Serangoon Avenue 3 near the junction of Lorong Chuan, which the station is named after. The statio ...

is another nearby option, especially for residents living further away from the central Serangoon Gardens area. Service 317 plies the Serangoon Garden Estate internally. The rest ply Serangoon Garden Circus.

Roads

There is 1 main road leading into the estate called Serangoon Garden Way.

References

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