SG Block Index

Block 156 Mei Ling ST

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

80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 156 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 79.7/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
92
Green space
72
Connectivity
84
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
74

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
84
Investors
46

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

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

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 — 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$526▲ 1.4%
4 ROOMS$670▲ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$853▼ 0.7%
EXECUTIVES$871▲ 3.5%
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