How far is Block 50 Strathmore Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 6.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 50 Strathmore Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 17 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 50?

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre is roughly 11.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 50 Strathmore Ave?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 222 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 50 Strathmore Ave?

Approximately 79 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2006 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 50 Strathmore Ave?

It scores 78.9/100 overall: transport 67.5, food 83.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 93.3, green space 52, connectivity 84.2, value 78, leisure 69.

Is Block 50 Strathmore Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 79 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Margaret Drive give the price trend.

Block 50 Strathmore Ave

140050 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2004 · Lease from 2006 · ~79 yrs lease left · 176 units · 30 floors

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79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 50 Strathmore Ave in Queenstown scores 78.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.2 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 11.2 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 222 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 50 Strathmore Ave in Singapore

Block 50 Strathmore Ave, Singapore 140050

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Pillar scores

Transport: 68
Food: 84
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 93
Green space: 52
Connectivity: 84
Value (lease): 78
Leisure: 69
EV charging: 83

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 77
Renters: 77
Investors: 80
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 17.3min
one-north: 16.6min
Jurong East: 22.5min
Changi Airport: 52.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 7 min (461 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

7m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (433 m) to Queenstown
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Queenstown → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min
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 · schematic

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

PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3491 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre11.2 min
Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)11.8 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)18.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Dawson Medical Clinic4.3 min
The Family Practice@ Skyville4.3 min
Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery5.7 min

Parks & green

green

Rail Corridor24.3 min
Camp Road Interim Park24.9 min
Tiong Bahru Pk26.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Econ Health and Wellness Centre6.3 min
Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10.5 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)11 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC15.6 min
Leng Kee CC18.1 min
Bukit Merah CC24.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library11.3 min

EV charging

Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson4.3 min
Dawson Place5.7 min
Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road11.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 50 Strathmore Ave

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 111395.4 min walk · 169 m
Stop 111316.5 min walk · 211 m

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Who lives here

Census 2020 · Queenstown planning area

Age profile: In Queenstown, 13% of residents are under 15 and 21.1% are 65 or older.; 45–497.7%
40–447.6%
35–397.5%
50–547.1%
Household income: 37.9% of Queenstown households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person21%
$20,000+14.7%
$1,000–1,9996.5%
$15,000–17,4995.6%
Dwelling mix: 84.4% of Queenstown households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 3 room flats36.9%
HDB 4 room flats25.4%
Condominiums and other apartments12.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.8%
Household size: 49.9% of Queenstown households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person27.6%
1-person22.3%
3-person19.4%
4-person16.1%
In education: Of Queenstown residents currently in education, 21.6% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary37.4%
Secondary24.2%
University14.1%
Pre primary7.9%
Commute to work: 61.6% of working Queenstown residents commute by public transport; 25.6% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus23.1%
Car19.4%
Bus18.6%
MRT LRT only17.9%

Resident data for the Queenstown planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$909k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 50 Strathmore Ave is more liveable than 81% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability81th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 2%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 50 offers a strong liveability score (78.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~79 years left).

What you get78.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds79 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 Margaret Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 50 Strathmore Ave

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$883k – S$988k

median S$910k · S$965–1020 psf

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$1.15m – S$1.17m

median S$1.16m · S$971–988 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 50 Strathmore Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	28 TO 30	90 m²	S$988k	S$1020
May '26	4-room	19 TO 21	85 m²	S$910k	S$995
May '26	5-room	16 TO 18	110 m²	S$1.15m	S$971
Dec '25	4-room	07 TO 09	85 m²	S$883k	S$965
Jul '25	5-room	25 TO 27	110 m²	S$1.17m	S$988
May '25	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$938k	S$968
Apr '25	5-room	04 TO 06	110 m²	S$1.15m	S$971

Subzone medians — Margaret Drive

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1067—1

3 ROOMS$1298▲ 39.9%3

4 ROOMS$1244▲ 34.3%1

5 ROOMS$1097▲ 26.8%2

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