SG Block Index

Block 165 Stirling RD

140165 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 107 units · 12 floors

79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 165 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 829 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
99
Schools
97
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
82
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
81
Renters
82
Investors
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.3min
64EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
20.8min
147CCLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.4min
64EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.3min
64EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 2 min (126 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 15 min riding

1m640mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (86 m) to Blk 166/aft Mei Chin RD
  2. Bus 64 · SBS Transit
    Blk 166/aft Mei Chin RDRedhill · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  5. 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 165

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 3824 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)5.3 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)12.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)13.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Fong Clinic3.4 min
  • Soong Clinic And Surgery3.4 min
  • Teng Clinic3.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor12 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park20.7 min
  • Hortpark25.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)7.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre9.1 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)13.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC14.3 min
  • Leng Kee CC20.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC29.2 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

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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