How far is Block 262 Waterloo ST from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bras Basah Mrt Station, about 2.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 262 Waterloo ST to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 15 minutes direct, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 262?

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre) is roughly 6.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 262 Waterloo ST?

St. Margaret'S School (Primary), approximately 887 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 262 Waterloo ST?

Approximately 51 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1978 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 262 Waterloo ST?

It scores 81.2/100 overall: transport 87.4, food 93.2, schools 100, healthcare 71.3, daily needs 89.2, green space 88.3, connectivity 72.8, value 22, leisure 62.3.

Is Block 262 Waterloo ST a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 81.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 51 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Victoria give the price trend.

Block 262 Waterloo ST

180262 · Victoria · Rochor · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 78 units · 18 floors

81Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 262 Waterloo ST in Rochor scores 81.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.8 minutes’ walk from Bras Basah Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 887 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 262 Waterloo ST in Singapore

Block 262 Waterloo ST, Singapore 180262

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 93
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 71
Daily needs: 89
Green space: 88
Connectivity: 73
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 85

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 82
Renters: 83
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 14.8min
one-north: 36.9min
Jurong East: 41.6min
Changi Airport: 41.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 12 min (719 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (691 m) to Bugis
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2073 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)6.2 min
Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)14.1 min
Berseh Food Centre15.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore2.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

The Clinic @ Campus4 min
Singapura Clinic5.3 min
Shalom Medical Group6.3 min

Parks & green

green

Farquhar Garden (Fcp)6.7 min
Handy Rd Os7.5 min
Canning Rise (Fcp)7.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

St Vincent Home1 min
Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home10.7 min
Wesley Senior Activity Centre16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Glam CC20.8 min
imPAct@Hong Lim Green21.2 min
Jalan Besar CC21.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library6.7 min
National Library Building6.9 min
library@esplanade18.3 min

EV charging

Sunshine Plaza5.6 min
Bugis Junction Towers7.7 min
The M8.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 262 Waterloo ST

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 5 parks, 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 075612.6 min walk · 136 m
Stop 075693 min walk · 167 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Rochor planning area

Age profile: In Rochor, 10.1% of residents are under 15 and 22.6% are 65 or older.; 45–498.5%
40–448.2%
60–647.8%
35–397.4%

Resident data for the Rochor planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$627k · 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 262 Waterloo ST is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 92% — around S$895/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability88th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 8%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 262 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get81.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+17.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds51 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 Victoria. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 262 Waterloo ST

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Victoria (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 262 Waterloo ST in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Victoria medians.

Subzone medians — Victoria

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$895▲ 17.4%1

4 ROOMS$798▲ 9.0%1

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See what’s for sale

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