SG Block Index

Block 59 C'wealth DR

140059 · Tanglin Halt · Queenstown · Built 1963 · ~36 yrs lease left · 115 units · 10 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 59 C'wealth DR in Queenstown scores 73.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.7 minutes’ walk from Commonwealth Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre & Market, and 377 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
93
Green space
53
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
74

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
76
Seniors
73
Renters
77
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
24.9min
198S$1.38 · direct
Jurong East
25.8min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
Changi Airport
59.9min
EWLEWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 12 min (765 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 12 min riding

12mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (738 m) to Commonwealth
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    CommonwealthRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
  3. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 59

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
PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4034 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre & Market3.8 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market3.8 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre17.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthpoint Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Ally Health5.4 min
  • My Family Clinic (Tanglin Halt)5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor13.6 min
  • One-North Park18.9 min
  • Holland Village Pk22.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)19 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)19.7 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC10.5 min
  • Buona Vista CC20 min
  • Dover CC26.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library16.7 min

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).

Resale context — Tanglin Halt

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1018
3 ROOMS$1099▲ 24.2%
4 ROOMS$1051▲ 10.2%
5 ROOMS$1178▲ 41.3%
Living in QueenstownQueenstown estate data →Blocks near Commonwealth Mrt StationBlocks near New Town Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →