SG Block Index

Block 43A Margaret DR

143043 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2021 · ~94 yrs lease left · 274 units · 45 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 43A Margaret DR in Queenstown scores 86/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.9 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 106 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 43A Margaret DR in Singapore

Block 43A Margaret DR, Singapore 143043

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
95
Schools
99
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
94
Green space
59
Connectivity
87
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
82
EV charging
88
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
87
Seniors
84
Renters
85
Investors
89
EV Owners
87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.9min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
14.2min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
20.1min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
48.8min
EWLEWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 5 min (313 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (285 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 43A

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 3814 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre4.6 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)11.5 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market16 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dawson Medical Clinic5 min
  • The Family Practice@ Skyville5 min
  • Mei Ling Clinic11.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor22 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park25.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park28.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre8.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)10.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC9.8 min
  • Leng Kee CC18.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC27.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library5.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson5 min
  • Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road5.6 min
  • Blk 41/48 Stirling Road9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 43A Margaret DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 2 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 111493.5 min walk · 140 m
  • Stop 114994.1 min walk · 138 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$909k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 43A Margaret DR is more liveable than 97% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability97th 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 43A offers an outstanding liveability score (86/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~94 years left).

What you get86/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds94 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 43A Margaret DR

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
79810341270Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 43A Margaret DR in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Margaret Drive medians.

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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