SG Block Index

Block 160 Mei Ling ST

140160 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 226 units · 20 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 160 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 78.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 539 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
73
Connectivity
83
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
66

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
78
Renters
82
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.4min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
17.8min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
23.6min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
53.4min
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 (518 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (490 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 160

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 3714 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)2.6 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre14.7 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)15.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Fong Clinic1.8 min
  • Soong Clinic And Surgery1.8 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic2.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor15.1 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park23.9 min
  • Hortpark28.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)5.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre6.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC14.2 min
  • Leng Kee CC19.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC29.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library15.2 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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