How far is Block 171 Stirling RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 6.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 171 Stirling RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 21 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 171?

Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market) is roughly 7.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 171 Stirling RD?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 680 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 171 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 171 Stirling RD?

It scores 78.3/100 overall: transport 80.4, food 95.8, schools 99.6, healthcare 69.8, daily needs 100, green space 70.9, connectivity 80, value 6, leisure 63.5.

Is Block 171 Stirling RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.3/100 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 171 Stirling RD

140171 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 120 units · 14 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 171 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 78.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.8 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 680 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 171 Stirling RD in Singapore

Block 171 Stirling RD, Singapore 140171

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Pillar scores

Transport: 80
Food: 96
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 71
Connectivity: 80
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 64
EV charging: 43

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 79
Renters: 82
Investors: 45
EV Owners: 62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 20.6min
one-north: 21.9min
Jurong East: 25.8min
Changi Airport: 55.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 10 min (666 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

10m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (638 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 3651 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)7.8 min
Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)12.6 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)13.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee Pte. Ltd.A2.1 min
Hsien Swee FunA2.1 min
Stl 169 Eating House Pte Ltd2.3 min
Jaxley Treatz Pte. Ltd.A2.3 min
Ang Suat HwaB2.3 min
United F&B Pte. Ltd.B2.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.1 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.4 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Teng Clinic0 min
First Medical Centre Pte Ltd2.3 min
Fong Clinic5.9 min

Parks & green

green

Rail Corridor14.5 min
Telok Blangah Hill Park20.9 min
Hortpark25.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre8.2 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)8.7 min
Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)13.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC15.1 min
Leng Kee CC18.2 min
Bukit Merah CC27.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library15.5 min

EV charging

Anchorpoint Shopping Centre9.4 min
Blk 120/120A/121-127 Alexandra Village13.6 min
Blk 1/3/5 Jalan Bukit Merah13.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 171 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 115510.9 min walk · 66 m
Stop 115612.6 min walk · 157 m

Buses that serve this block

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 171 Stirling RD is more liveable than 79% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability79th 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 171 offers a strong liveability score (78.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get78.3/100overall 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 171 Stirling RD

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$365k – S$410k

median S$388k · S$484–635 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 171 Stirling RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$410k	S$635
Dec '25	3-room	01 TO 03	70 m²	S$365k	S$484
Jun '25	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$380k	S$588
Apr '25	3-room	13 TO 15	70 m²	S$455k	S$604
Dec '24	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$356k	S$551
Nov '24	3-room	13 TO 15	60 m²	S$400k	S$619

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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