SG Block Index

Block 49 Stirling RD

141049 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1961 · ~34 yrs lease left · 96 units · 7 floors

76Overall / 100
Summary

Block 49 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 76.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 7 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 361 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
73
Green space
78
Connectivity
82
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
87

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
75
Renters
81
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.8min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
21.2min
198S$1.28 · direct
Jurong East
23min
145EWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.7min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 9 min (627 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

9mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (599 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 49

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 4282 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre7 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market10.1 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)11.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ally Health8.5 min
  • My Family Clinic (Tanglin Halt)8.5 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor15.5 min
  • Holland Village Pk25.8 min
  • One-North Park25.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)8.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre9.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre15.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC3.8 min
  • Leng Kee CC23 min
  • Buona Vista CC23.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library6 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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