How far is Block 9 Holland Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Holland Village Mrt Station, about 4.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 9 Holland Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 198 to C'wealth /C, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 9?

Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre) is roughly 2.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 9 Holland Ave?

New Town Primary School, approximately 1057 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 9 Holland Ave?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 9 Holland Ave?

It scores 83.5/100 overall: transport 87.2, food 100, schools 98.1, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 86.2, connectivity 81.5, value 14, leisure 67.5.

Is Block 9 Holland Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 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 Holland Drive give the price trend.

Block 9 Holland Ave

272009 · Holland Drive · Queenstown · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 371 units · 22 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

84Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 9 Holland Ave in Queenstown scores 83.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Holland Village Mrt Station MRT, 2.5 minutes from Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre), and 1057 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 9 Holland Ave in Singapore

Block 9 Holland Ave, Singapore 272009

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 100
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 86
Connectivity: 82
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 68
EV charging: 83

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 84
Young Families: 86
Seniors: 84
Renters: 88
Investors: 50
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 21.6min
one-north: 11.5min
Jurong East: 22.5min
Changi Airport: 56.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (292 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 14 min riding

4m›198›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (208 m) to Blk 8
Bus 198 · 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

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

PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3010 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre)2.5 min
Holland Village Market and Food Centre5.9 min
Commonwealth Crescent Market11.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hong Xin Economic Rice Pte. Ltd.1.4 min
Sin Kee Kitchen Pte. Ltd.A1.4 min
Chang Cheng Food & Beverage Pte. Ltd.B1.4 min
Leng Siok FunA1.4 min
Koh Poo SingA1.4 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B1.4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.1 min
The Butcher (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.6.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

May Medical Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd1.6 min
Family Health Clinic3.6 min
Tay Medical Centre4.4 min

Parks & green

green

Holland Village Pk6.3 min
One-North Park10.4 min
Grove Lane Pg22.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

New Town Primary School1057 m
Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)1269 m
Henry Park Primary School1536 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)5.3 min
Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)9.1 min
Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre14.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Buona Vista CC4.3 min
Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)12.3 min
Queenstown CC16.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library22.3 min

EV charging

Blk 2/4/6/31/32 Holland Close4.2 min
The Star9.9 min
Blk 88 Tanglin Halt Road Care Corner Family Service Centre (Queenstown)12.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 9 Holland Ave

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 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 114090.1 min walk · 20 m
Stop 113812 min walk · 155 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 91 min walk
106
BLK 10A3 min walk
91
BLK 84 min walk
198

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$486k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 9 Holland Ave is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 61% — around S$694/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability93th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 39%

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 9 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get83.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 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 Holland Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 9 Holland Ave

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

3-room8 sales · 12 mo

S$430k – S$568k

median S$495k · S$615–812 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$630k

median S$630k · S$681–681 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Holland Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 9 Holland Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$509k	S$727
May '26	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$450k	S$643
Mar '26	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$430k	S$615
Mar '26	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$504k	S$720
Jan '26	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$568k	S$812
Dec '25	4-room	13 TO 15	86 m²	S$630k	S$681
Oct '25	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$490k	S$700
Sep '25	3-room	01 TO 03	73 m²	S$488k	S$621
Jul '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$500k	S$715
May '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$568k	S$812
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$500k	S$715
Mar '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$422k	S$603

Showing 12 of 15 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Holland Drive

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$694▲ 1.2%2

4 ROOMS$1062▲ 21.6%1

5 ROOMS$783▲ 16.1%2

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