Block 40A Margaret DR
141040 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2021 · Lease from 2022 · ~95 yrs lease left · 168 units · 45 floors
Block 40A Margaret DR in Queenstown scores 82.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 248 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 40A Margaret DR, Singapore 141040
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 64
- Daily needs
- 82
- Green space
- 55
- Connectivity
- 76
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 82
- EV charging
- 78
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 87
- EV Owners
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.5min
- one-north
- 22.9min
- Jurong East
- 30.6min
- Changi Airport
- 57.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 3 min (170 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 2 min (131 m) to Queenstown Lib
- Bus 32 · SBS Transit
Queenstown Lib → Redhill · 5 stops · 7 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Queenstown Mrt Station5.7 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station6.2 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station6.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Margaret Drive Hawker Centre3.3 min
- Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)13.3 min
- Tanglin Halt Market16 min
Eateries nearby
food- Cafe Galilee Pte. Ltd.A2.8 min
- S9 Food Garden Llp3.6 min
- Cheong Siew KumA3.7 min
- Bibjan Bte Ali ZamanA3.7 min
- Nabihah Binte EliasA3.7 min
- Herbert B. Santa MariaA3.7 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Dawson Medical Clinic6.8 min
- The Family Practice@ Skyville6.8 min
- Mei Ling Clinic13.3 min
Parks & green
green- Rail Corridor23.3 min
- Camp Road Interim Park24.7 min
- Telok Blangah Hill Park30.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre10.1 min
- Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre12 min
- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)12.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Queenstown CC9.8 min
- Leng Kee CC20.1 min
- Bukit Merah CC29.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library2.8 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson6.8 min
- Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road7.1 min
- Blk 41/48 Stirling Road9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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- Stop 114811.7 min walk · 108 m
- Stop 114892.9 min walk · 192 m
- QUEENSTOWN LIB2 min walk32
- QUEENSTOWN PR SCH4 min walk122
- C'WEALTH STN EXIT A/D9 min walk198
- BLK 429 min walk970
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$909k · 3 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 40A Margaret DR is more liveable than 90% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).
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 2026-07
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 40A offers an outstanding liveability score (82.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~95 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Margaret Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 40A Margaret DR
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 40A Margaret DR
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul '26 | 5-room | 13 TO 15 | 108 m² | S$1.39m | S$1196 |
Subzone medians — Margaret Drive
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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