How far is Block 168A Queensway from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 9.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 168A Queensway to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 33 to Redhill, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 168A?

Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market) is roughly 9.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 168A Queensway?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 840 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 168A Queensway?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 168A Queensway?

It scores 71.6/100 overall: transport 65.7, food 93.2, schools 85.9, healthcare 67.6, daily needs 97.4, green space 62.5, connectivity 76.3, value 14, leisure 52.2.

Is Block 168A Queensway a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 71.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Mei Chin give the price trend.

Block 168A Queensway

140168 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 228 units · 20 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 168A Queensway in Queenstown scores 71.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 840 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 168A Queensway in Singapore

Block 168A Queensway, Singapore 140168

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Pillar scores

Transport: 66
Food: 93
Schools: 86
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 97
Green space: 63
Connectivity: 76
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 52
EV charging: 28

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 74
Renters: 75
Investors: 43
EV Owners: 54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.2min
one-north: 21.6min
Jurong East: 29min
Changi Airport: 58.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (423 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

6m›33›0m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (383 m) to Anchorpoint
Bus 33 · SBS Transit
Anchorpoint → Redhill · 4 stops · 5 min
Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
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 · schematic

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 3594 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)9.5 min
Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)13.4 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)14.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

First Medical Centre Pte Ltd2.2 min
Teng Clinic2.6 min
RafflesMedical10.2 min

Parks & green

green

Rail Corridor15.6 min
Telok Blangah Hill Park21.7 min
Hortpark26.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10.7 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)11.2 min
Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)14.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC17.6 min
Leng Kee CC20.7 min
Bukit Merah CC30.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library18 min

EV charging

Anchorpoint Shopping Centre10.2 min
Blk 120/120A/121-127 Alexandra Village14.4 min
Blk 1/3/5 Jalan Bukit Merah14.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 168A Queensway

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 115513.4 min walk · 234 m
Stop 110294.3 min walk · 178 m

Buses that serve this block

ANCHORPOINT6 min walk
33
AFT QUEENSTOWN NPC HQ6 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 168A Queensway is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability47th 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 168A offers a strong liveability score (71.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get71.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+0.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 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 168A Queensway

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$528k

median S$528k · S$584–584 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 168A Queensway

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	13 TO 15	84 m²	S$528k	S$584
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$528k	S$584
May '25	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$455k	S$503
Oct '24	4-room	13 TO 15	84 m²	S$489k	S$541
Sep '24	4-room	16 TO 18	84 m²	S$450k	S$498
Sep '24	4-room	10 TO 12	84 m²	S$510k	S$564

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$521▲ 0.4%4

4 ROOMS$670▲ 14.7%2

5 ROOMS$853▼ 0.7%1

EXECUTIVES$871▲ 3.5%1

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