SG Block Index

Block 52 Strathmore Ave

141052 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2005 · Lease from 2006 · ~79 yrs lease left · 234 units · 40 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 52 Strathmore Ave in Queenstown scores 78.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.6 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 10.9 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 255 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 52 Strathmore Ave in Singapore

Block 52 Strathmore Ave, Singapore 141052

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
90
Green space
54
Connectivity
85
Value (lease)
78
Leisure
70
EV charging
73
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
81
Seniors
77
Renters
78
Investors
80
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.8min
145EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
15.3min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
21.1min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
51.8min
145EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 2 min (108 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 12 min riding

1m1450mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Blk 53a CP
  2. Bus 145 · SBS Transit
    Blk 53a CPRedhill · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  5. 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 52

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 3483 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre10.9 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)11.3 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)18.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dawson Medical Clinic6 min
  • The Family Practice@ Skyville6 min
  • Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor23.7 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park26.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park27.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre8.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)10.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC15 min
  • Leng Kee CC17.5 min
  • Bukit Merah CC26.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library11 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson6 min
  • Dawson Place7.7 min
  • Anchorpoint Shopping Centre13.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 52 Strathmore Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 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 111394.8 min walk · 98 m
  • Stop 111315.9 min walk · 139 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 53A CP1 min walk
    145

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 52 Strathmore Ave is more liveable than 80% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability80th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 2%

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 · lease

Block 52 offers a strong liveability score (78.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~79 years left).

What you get78.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds79 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 Margaret Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 52 Strathmore Ave

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

4-room9 sales · 12 mo
S$870k – S$1.05m
median S$915k · S$8981084 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.28m
median S$1.28m · S$10811081 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
80110181235Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 52 Strathmore Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room31 TO 3390S$980kS$1012
Feb '264-room10 TO 1290S$915kS$945
Dec '254-room19 TO 2190S$933kS$963
Dec '254-room22 TO 2490S$915kS$945
Dec '255-room37 TO 39110S$1.28mS$1081
Oct '254-room10 TO 1290S$908kS$937
Sep '254-room04 TO 0690S$870kS$898
Jul '254-room31 TO 3390S$1.05mS$1084
Jul '254-room25 TO 2790S$895kS$924
Jul '254-room22 TO 2490S$956kS$987
Apr '254-room07 TO 0990S$900kS$929
Jan '254-room07 TO 0990S$865kS$893

Showing 12 of 14 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Margaret Drive

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1067
3 ROOMS$1298▲ 39.9%
4 ROOMS$1244▲ 34.3%
5 ROOMS$1097▲ 26.8%
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