SG Block Index

Block 157 Mei Ling ST

140157 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 140 units · 16 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 157 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 75/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.5 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 512 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
80
Schools
98
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
81
Green space
74
Connectivity
84
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
69

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
78
Seniors
75
Renters
78
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.1min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
17.5min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
23.3min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
53.1min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 8 min (478 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (450 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 157

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 3830 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)3.7 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre15.7 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)16.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

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

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor16.3 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park25.1 min
  • Hortpark29.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)6.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre7.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre16 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC12.9 min
  • Leng Kee CC21.8 min
  • Bukit Merah CC31.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library14.7 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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