How far is Block 170 Stirling RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 7.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 170 Stirling RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 170?

Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market) is roughly 7.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 170 Stirling RD?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 720 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 170 Stirling RD?

Approximately 43 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1970 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 170 Stirling RD?

It scores 78.7/100 overall: transport 77.3, food 95.7, schools 97.8, healthcare 69, daily needs 100, green space 80.2, connectivity 79.3, value 6, leisure 59.

Is Block 170 Stirling RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 43 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 170 Stirling RD

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

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 170 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 78.7/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 170 Stirling RD in Singapore

Block 170 Stirling RD, Singapore 140170

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Pillar scores

Transport: 77
Food: 96
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 80
Connectivity: 79
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 59
EV charging: 62

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 80
Renters: 82
Investors: 45
EV Owners: 67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 21.5min
one-north: 20.9min
Jurong East: 26.6min
Changi Airport: 56.5min

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

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (690 m) to Queenstown
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Queenstown → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee Pte. Ltd.A0 min
Hsien Swee FunA0 min
Stl 169 Eating House Pte Ltd2.1 min
Jaxley Treatz Pte. Ltd.A2.1 min
Ang Suat HwaB2.1 min
United F&B Pte. Ltd.B2.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

EV charging

Anchorpoint Shopping Centre7.9 min
Blk 19/23A/23B Queens Close9.4 min
Blk 120/120A/121-127 Alexandra Village12.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 170 Stirling RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 115511.8 min walk · 117 m
Stop 110292 min walk · 145 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT QUEENSTOWN NPC HQ5 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 170 Stirling RD is more liveable than 80% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability80th 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 170 offers a strong liveability score (78.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get78.7/100overall 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 170 Stirling RD

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$340k – S$410k

median S$380k · S$526–557 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 170 Stirling RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$340k	S$526
Dec '25	3-room	01 TO 03	70 m²	S$410k	S$544
Nov '25	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$360k	S$557
Aug '25	3-room	07 TO 09	70 m²	S$400k	S$531
May '25	3-room	13 TO 15	60 m²	S$410k	S$635
Dec '24	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$330k	S$511
Dec '24	3-room	04 TO 06	70 m²	S$406k	S$539
Oct '24	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$383k	S$593
Sep '24	3-room	13 TO 15	60 m²	S$355k	S$550
Jul '24	3-room	13 TO 15	60 m²	S$333k	S$516

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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