SG Block Index

Block 59 Strathmore Ave

142059 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 1999 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 137 units · 30 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

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 · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 59 Strathmore Ave in Singapore

Block 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
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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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
64EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
22.1min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
27.6min
145EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
52.7min
64EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (328 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m640mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (288 m) to Aft Dawson PL
  2. Bus 64 · SBS Transit
    Aft Dawson PLRedhill · 2 stops · 2 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 59

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 3253 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

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

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

Eldercare 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 · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 59 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 102992.1 min walk · 96 m
  • Stop 102914.1 min walk · 136 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT DAWSON PL5 min walk
    64145

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 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).

Liveability86th 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 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).

What you get80.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds73 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 59 Strathmore Ave

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$785k – S$900k
median S$843k · S$858871 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
81110221234Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 59 Strathmore Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '264-room10 TO 1296S$900kS$871
Jul '254-room13 TO 1585S$785kS$858
Jun '255-room25 TO 27110S$1.18mS$997
Dec '244-room04 TO 0696S$880kS$852

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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