Block 8 Holland Ave
271008 · Holland Drive · Queenstown · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 372 units · 22 floors
Block 8 Holland Ave in Queenstown scores 82.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Buona Vista Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre), and 981 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 83
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 97
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 84
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 74
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 87
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.9min
- one-north
- 19.9min
- Jurong East
- 20.6min
- Changi Airport
- 54.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 2 min (118 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 1 min (34 m) to Blk 8
- Bus 147 · SBS Transit
Blk 8 → C'wealth /C · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (56 m) to Commonwealth
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Commonwealth → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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- Buona Vista Mrt Station6 min
- Buona Vista Mrt Station6.5 min
- Buona Vista Mrt Station6.7 min
Hawker centres
food- Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre)4.2 min
- Holland Village Market and Food Centre8.6 min
- Commonwealth Crescent Market11.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
- The Butcher (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.9.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Tay Medical Centre1.7 min
- Family Health Clinic3.2 min
- May Medical Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.5 min
Parks & green
green- Holland Village Pk9 min
- One-North Park10 min
- Grove Lane Pg22.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)6.9 min
- Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)9.3 min
- Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre14.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Buona Vista CC6.4 min
- Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)12.2 min
- Queenstown CC14 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library20.2 min
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).
Resale context — Holland Drive
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg