SG Block Index

Punggol vs Queenstown

Queenstown averages 77.7/100 for HDB liveability across 241 blocks, ahead of Punggol at 66/100 across 559 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Queenstown comes out ahead (77.7/100 vs 66/100). Punggol is stronger on transport, healthcare and value (lease). Queenstown leads on food, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging.

On the commute that matters most, Punggol’s median trip to the city centre is 47 min versus Queenstown’s 22 min by public transport — Queenstown is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Queenstown, seniors lean towards Queenstown, renters lean towards Queenstown and investors lean towards Punggol.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationPunggolQueenstown
Raffles Place47 min22 min
one-north54 min21 min
Jurong East74 min24 min
Changi Airport51 min57 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport80.171.9
Food57.490.5
Schools98.398.9
Healthcare7367
Daily needs55.387.7
Green space62.669.4
Connectivity33.978.4
Value (lease)90.748.1
Leisure27.163.4
EV charging53.872.6

By persona

PersonaPunggolQueenstownVerdict
Overall6677.7Queenstown
Young Families73.880.4Queenstown
Seniors59.576.8Queenstown
Renters56.477.6Queenstown
Investors66.663.4Punggol