Block 59 Strathmore Ave
142059 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 1999 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 137 units · 30 floors
Block 59 Strathmore Ave in Queenstown scores 80.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.2 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 478 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 59 Strathmore Ave, Singapore 142059
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 75
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 90
- Green space
- 61
- Connectivity
- 81
- Value (lease)
- 66
- Leisure
- 70
- EV charging
- 90
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 79
- Investors
- 79
- EV Owners
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.8min
- one-north
- 22.1min
- Jurong East
- 27.6min
- Changi Airport
- 52.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (328 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding
- Walk 5 min (288 m) to Aft Dawson PL
- Bus 64 · SBS Transit
Aft Dawson PL → Redhill · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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- Queenstown Mrt Station8.2 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station8.8 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station9.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Margaret Drive Hawker Centre13 min
- Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)13.8 min
- Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)14.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA1.8 min
- Koufu Pte Ltd1.8 min
- St.Kerry Private Limited1.8 min
- Yeo Lay Eng1.8 min
- Megaa Bites Pte. Ltd.A1.8 min
- Lim Teik SoonB1.8 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.8 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery1.8 min
- Dawson Place Clinic1.8 min
- Dawson Medical Clinic4.7 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk21.4 min
- Camp Road Interim Park22.3 min
- Rail Corridor26.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Econ Health and Wellness Centre1.7 min
- Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre12.5 min
- Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)13.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Leng Kee CC14.6 min
- Queenstown CC17.6 min
- Bukit Merah CC19.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library12.7 min
EV charging
ev- Dawson Place1.8 min
- Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson4.7 min
- Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru13.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 102992.1 min walk · 96 m
- Stop 102914.1 min walk · 136 m
- AFT DAWSON PL5 min walk64145
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 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 59 Strathmore Ave is more liveable than 86% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 59 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 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 Margaret Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 59 Strathmore Ave
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 59 Strathmore Ave
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb '26 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 96 m² | S$900k | S$871 |
| Jul '25 | 4-room | 13 TO 15 | 85 m² | S$785k | S$858 |
| Jun '25 | 5-room | 25 TO 27 | 110 m² | S$1.18m | S$997 |
| Dec '24 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 96 m² | S$880k | S$852 |
Subzone medians — Margaret Drive
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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