SG Block Index

Block 156 Mei Ling ST

140156 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 144 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 156 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 79.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 458 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 156 Mei Ling ST in Singapore

Block 156 Mei Ling ST, Singapore 140156

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
92
Green space
72
Connectivity
84
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
74
EV charging
62
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
82
Seniors
80
Renters
84
Investors
45
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.8min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
17.1min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
22.9min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
52.7min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 7 min (459 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (431 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 156

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 3764 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)4.4 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre12.2 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)17.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Fong Clinic3.6 min
  • Soong Clinic And Surgery3.6 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor16.9 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park25.7 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park29.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)4 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre5.1 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre11.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC12.3 min
  • Leng Kee CC17.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC27 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library12.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road7.8 min
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson8.9 min
  • Blk 19/23A/23B Queens Close12.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 156 Mei Ling ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 115413.2 min walk · 157 m
  • Stop 115793.3 min walk · 153 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 156 Mei Ling ST is more liveable than 84% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability84th 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 156 offers a strong liveability score (79.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get79.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 156 Mei Ling ST

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
455685916Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 156 Mei Ling ST in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Mei Chin medians.

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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