SG Block Index

Block 61C Strathmore Ave

144061 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2010 · Lease from 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 162 units · 30 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 61C Strathmore Ave in Queenstown scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 15.5 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 508 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 61C Strathmore Ave in Singapore

Block 61C Strathmore Ave, Singapore 144061

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
86
Green space
56
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
61
EV charging
85
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
77
Seniors
72
Renters
69
Investors
80
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.8min
64EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
24.3min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
28.6min
145EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.8min
64EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (392 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

6m640mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (352 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 61C

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 3292 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre15.5 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)15.9 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)16.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery3.8 min
  • Dawson Place Clinic3.8 min
  • Dawson Medical Clinic7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk22.6 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park24.1 min
  • Rail Corridor29.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru15.5 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre15.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC15.8 min
  • Queenstown CC20.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library15.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Dawson Place3.8 min
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson7.2 min
  • Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru14.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 61C Strathmore Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 102994.2 min walk · 217 m
  • Stop 103197 min walk · 236 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT DAWSON PL6 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
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 61C Strathmore Ave is more liveable than 62% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability62th 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 61C offers a strong liveability score (74.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get74.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds84 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 61C 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$923k – S$935k
median S$929k · S$922934 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$760k
median S$760k · S$10091009 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
85410591264Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 61C Strathmore Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '253-room10 TO 1270S$760kS$1009
Aug '254-room13 TO 1593S$935kS$934
Aug '254-room04 TO 0693S$923kS$922
Jun '254-room28 TO 3094S$1.20mS$1186
Apr '254-room01 TO 0396S$940kS$910
Mar '254-room16 TO 1893S$930kS$929
Jan '253-room10 TO 1269S$755kS$1017
Nov '244-room07 TO 0994S$930kS$919
Aug '244-room07 TO 0997S$934kS$894

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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