SG Block Index

Block 162 Mei Ling ST

140162 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1969 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 100 units · 12 floors

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

Block 162 Mei Ling ST in Queenstown scores 80.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.6 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 1.9 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 645 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 162 Mei Ling ST in Singapore

Block 162 Mei Ling ST, Singapore 140162

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
95
Green space
82
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
71
EV charging
61
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
84
Investors
46
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.4min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
21.6min
196CCLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.6min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
55.4min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 10 min (635 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (607 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 162

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 3842 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)1.9 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)13.8 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre14.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Fong Clinic0 min
  • Soong Clinic And Surgery0 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic1.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor13.3 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park22.1 min
  • Hortpark26.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)5.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre6.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC12.4 min
  • Leng Kee CC19.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC29.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library14.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road8 min
  • Blk 19/23A/23B Queens Close9.4 min
  • Anchorpoint Shopping Centre10.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 162 Mei Ling ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 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 115790.8 min walk · 43 m
  • Stop 116091.6 min walk · 98 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP QUEEN'S CL7 min walk
    196

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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 162 Mei Ling ST is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th 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 162 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get80.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds43 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 162 Mei Ling ST

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$355k
median S$355k · S$500500 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
484540595Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 162 Mei Ling ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '253-room01 TO 0366S$355kS$500
May '253-room10 TO 1266S$415kS$584
Mar '253-room01 TO 0376S$405kS$495

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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