Block 48 Stirling RD
141048 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1961 · ~34 yrs lease left · 112 units · 7 floors
Block 48 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 77.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Commonwealth Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 282 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 48 Stirling RD, Singapore 141048
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 76
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 79
- Green space
- 79
- Connectivity
- 82
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 88
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 82
- Investors
- 43
- EV Owners
- 76
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 21.1min
- one-north
- 20min
- Jurong East
- 23.4min
- Changi Airport
- 56min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap21 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 11 min (711 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding
- Walk 10 min (683 m) to Queenstown
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Queenstown → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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- Commonwealth Mrt Station8.1 min
- Commonwealth Mrt Station8.1 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station8.2 min
Hawker centres
food- Margaret Drive Hawker Centre7.9 min
- Tanglin Halt Market9.1 min
- Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre & Market10.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Ng Cheng Cho2.2 min
- Starpt Pte. Ltd.A2.2 min
- K&H Food Paradise Co. Pte LtdA2.2 min
- Fatimah Beevi D/O A Abdul SalamB2.2 min
- Coco Yummy House Llp2.2 min
- Rasida Bte AhmadC2.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Ally Health7.5 min
- My Family Clinic (Tanglin Halt)7.5 min
- Medical And Dental Centre @ Commonwealth8.1 min
Parks & green
green- Rail Corridor14.9 min
- Holland Village Pk24.8 min
- One-North Park24.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)10.5 min
- Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre11.3 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre16.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Queenstown CC2.8 min
- Buona Vista CC22.1 min
- Leng Kee CC24 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 41/48 Stirling Road0.5 min
- Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road4.5 min
- Blk 88 Tanglin Halt Road Care Corner Family Service Centre (Queenstown)9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 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- Stop 111511.3 min walk · 101 m
- Stop 110592.1 min walk · 127 m
- BLK 424 min walk145
- OPP QUEENSTOWN POLYCLINIC4 min walk198
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 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 48 Stirling RD is more liveable than 77% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 48 offers a strong liveability score (77.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~34 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 Mei Chin. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 48 Stirling RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 48 Stirling RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Mei Chin medians.
Subzone medians — Mei Chin
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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