SG Block Index

Block 40B Margaret DR

142040 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2021 · ~94 yrs lease left · 150 units · 26 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 40B Margaret DR in Queenstown scores 82.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.6 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 205 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
83
Green space
55
Connectivity
87
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
81

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
84
Seniors
79
Renters
82
Investors
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.2min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
13.5min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
19.3min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
48min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 4 min (253 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (225 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 40B

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 3915 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre3.5 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)13.2 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market16.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dawson Medical Clinic6.7 min
  • The Family Practice@ Skyville6.7 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic13.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor23.4 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park25 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park30.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre10 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre11.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)12.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC10.4 min
  • Leng Kee CC20 min
  • Bukit Merah CC29.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library3.3 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 — Margaret Drive

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$1019▲ 12.1%
4 ROOMS$1007▲ 11.8%
5 ROOMS$1196▲ 40.1%
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