How far is Block 12 Holland Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Holland Village Mrt Station, about 6.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 12 Holland Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 970 to C'wealth /C, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 12?

Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 12 Holland Ave?

New Town Primary School, approximately 1202 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 12 Holland Ave?

Approximately 48 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1975 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 12 Holland Ave?

It scores 76.7/100 overall: transport 72.2, food 97.2, schools 95.2, healthcare 69, daily needs 100, green space 76.3, connectivity 77.5, value 16, leisure 53.1.

Is Block 12 Holland Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 48 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 12 Holland Ave

272012 · Holland Drive · Queenstown · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 356 units · 22 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

77Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 12 Holland Ave in Queenstown scores 76.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Holland Village Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre), and 1202 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 12 Holland Ave in Singapore

Block 12 Holland Ave, Singapore 272012

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Pillar scores

Transport: 72
Food: 97
Schools: 95
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 76
Connectivity: 78
Value (lease): 16
Leisure: 53
EV charging: 39

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 77
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 78
Renters: 80
Investors: 47
EV Owners: 61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.6min
one-north: 9.3min
Jurong East: 23.4min
Changi Airport: 60.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (360 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

5m›970›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (277 m) to Holland V
Bus 970 · SMRT Corporation
Holland V → C'wealth /C · 3 stops · 4 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 2895 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre)5.4 min
Holland Village Market and Food Centre7.9 min
Ghim Moh Road Blk 2013.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Han'S Cafe & Cake House Pte. Ltd.A4.3 min
Yolim Enterprise Pte LtdA7 min
Diana Deborah Raja Gopal7.1 min
Nakhon Group Pte. Ltd.B7.2 min
Crussh Foods Pte. Ltd.A7.2 min
Haakon Pte. Ltd.7.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
The Butcher (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

May Medical Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.1 min
RafflesMedical7.2 min
OneDoctors Family Clinic7.8 min

Parks & green

green

Holland Village Pk8.4 min
One-North Park13.9 min
Grove Lane Pg22.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

New Town Primary School1202 m
Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)1435 m
Henry Park Primary School1450 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)8.9 min
Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)14.9 min
Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Buona Vista CC4.5 min
Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)12.6 min
Queenstown CC21.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library27.6 min

EV charging

Blk 2/4/6/31/32 Holland Close10 min
The Star12.9 min
Blk 7/8/9 Ghim Moh Road15.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 12 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 113813.8 min walk · 205 m
Stop 113894.6 min walk · 220 m

Buses that serve this block

HOLLAND V STN EXIT A5 min walk
970

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

good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 12 Holland Ave is more liveable than 73% of them but pricier than 61% — around S$694/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability73th 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 12 offers a strong liveability score (76.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get76.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds48 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 12 Holland Ave

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

3-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$467k – S$536k

median S$510k · S$667–766 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Holland Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 12 Holland Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$500k	S$715
May '26	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$536k	S$766
Apr '26	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$467k	S$667
Mar '26	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$514k	S$734
Feb '26	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$500k	S$715
Feb '26	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$510k	S$729
Jan '26	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$535k	S$765
Jun '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$415k	S$593
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$510k	S$729
Apr '25	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$470k	S$672
Apr '25	5-room	13 TO 15	147 m²	S$1.11m	S$700
Mar '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$555k	S$793

Showing 12 of 17 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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