SG Block Index

Block 53 Stirling RD

141053 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1959 · Lease from 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 6 units · 2 floors

2 upcoming development sites within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 53 Stirling RD in Queenstown scores 78.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 465 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 53 Stirling RD in Singapore

Block 53 Stirling RD, Singapore 141053

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
94
Schools
99
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
76
Green space
72
Connectivity
85
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
85
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
77
Renters
82
Investors
44
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
16.3min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
22.1min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
51.9min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 7 min (427 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

6mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (399 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 53

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 4107 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre8.3 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)9.4 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market11.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Fong Clinic7.7 min
  • Soong Clinic And Surgery7.7 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor17.4 min
  • Holland Village Pk27.5 min
  • One-North Park27.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)7.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC5.6 min
  • Leng Kee CC20.2 min
  • Bukit Merah CC30 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library7.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road0.5 min
  • Blk 41/48 Stirling Road4.8 min
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson9.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 53 Stirling RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 111513.6 min walk · 256 m
  • Stop 111594.1 min walk · 152 m

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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 53 Stirling RD is more liveable than 78% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$521/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability78th 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 53 offers a strong liveability score (78.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get78.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds41 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 53 Stirling RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
455685916Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Mei Chin (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 53 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$521▲ 0.4%
4 ROOMS$670▲ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$853▼ 0.7%
EXECUTIVES$871▲ 3.5%
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