Block 161 Mei Ling ST
140161 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 227 units · 20 floors
Block 161 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 74.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 639 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 77
- Food
- 80
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 83
- Green space
- 68
- Connectivity
- 80
- Value (lease)
- 6
- Leisure
- 63
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 43
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 20.4min
- one-north
- 22.1min
- Jurong East
- 25.6min
- Changi Airport
- 55.4min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 10 min (656 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding
- Walk 10 min (628 m) to Queenstown
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Queenstown → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Queenstown Mrt Station7.3 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station8.6 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station8.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)3.5 min
- Margaret Drive Hawker Centre15.6 min
- Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)16.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Fong Clinic2.6 min
- Soong Clinic And Surgery2.6 min
- Teng Clinic8.6 min
Parks & green
green- Rail Corridor16 min
- Telok Blangah Hill Park24.7 min
- Hortpark29.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)6.3 min
- Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre7.4 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Queenstown CC15 min
- Leng Kee CC20.7 min
- Bukit Merah CC30.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library16.1 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