SG Block Index

Block 170 Stirling RD

140170 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 197 units · 16 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 170 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 78.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 720 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
90
Schools
98
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
100
Green space
80
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
82
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.5min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
20.9min
196CCLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
26.6min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
56.5min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 11 min (718 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (690 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 170

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 3728 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)7.9 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)11.1 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)12.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • First Medical Centre Pte Ltd2.1 min
  • Teng Clinic2.1 min
  • Fong Clinic6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor13.3 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park19.4 min
  • Hortpark24 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre9.1 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)9.6 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)11.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC16.1 min
  • Leng Kee CC19.1 min
  • Bukit Merah CC27.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library16.5 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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