SG Block Index

Block 153 Mei Ling ST

140153 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1968 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 80 units · 12 floors

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km
76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 153 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 75.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 1.7 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 536 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 153 Mei Ling ST in Singapore

Block 153 Mei Ling ST, Singapore 140153

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
85
Green space
72
Connectivity
83
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
64
EV charging
40
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
79
Investors
43
EV Owners
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.2min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
19.7min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
24.4min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
54.2min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 9 min (567 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

9mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (539 m) to Queenstown
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    QueenstownRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 153

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 3931 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)1.7 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre15.9 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)16 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mei Ling Clinic1.7 min
  • Ogl Medical Queenstown1.7 min
  • Fong Clinic2.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor15.5 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park24.3 min
  • Hortpark28.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)6.6 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre7.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre15.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC14.4 min
  • Leng Kee CC21 min
  • Bukit Merah CC30.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library16.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road9.9 min
  • Blk 19/23A/23B Queens Close11.6 min
  • Blk 41/48 Stirling Road12.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 153 Mei Ling ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 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 115791.8 min walk · 140 m
  • Stop 115893 min walk · 132 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$365k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 153 Mei Ling ST is more liveable than 69% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability69th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 92%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 153 offers a strong liveability score (75.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get75.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds43 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 Mei Chin. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 153 Mei Ling ST

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$359k – S$360k
median S$359k · S$498499 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
488540592Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 153 Mei Ling ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room10 TO 1267S$359kS$498
Mar '263-room07 TO 0967S$360kS$499
May '253-room10 TO 1283S$486kS$544
Apr '253-room04 TO 0667S$400kS$555
Mar '253-room07 TO 0967S$420kS$582
Jan '253-room10 TO 1267S$420kS$582

Subzone medians — Mei Chin

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$521▲ 0.4%
4 ROOMS$670▲ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$853▼ 0.7%
EXECUTIVES$871▲ 3.5%
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