SG Block Index

Queenstown vs Sembawang

Queenstown averages 77.7/100 for HDB liveability across 241 blocks, ahead of Sembawang at 64.9/100 across 281 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 64.9/100). Queenstown is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and ev charging. Sembawang leads on green space and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Queenstown’s median trip to the city centre is 22 min versus Sembawang’s 48 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 Sembawang.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationQueenstownSembawang
Raffles Place22 min48 min
one-north21 min55 min
Jurong East24 min43 min
Changi Airport57 min84 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport71.967.7
Food90.564.2
Schools98.998.8
Healthcare6753
Daily needs87.749
Green space69.491.2
Connectivity78.435.1
Value (lease)48.181.9
Leisure63.465.5
EV charging72.647.8

By persona

PersonaQueenstownSembawangVerdict
Overall77.764.9Queenstown
Young Families80.473.3Queenstown
Seniors76.857.4Queenstown
Renters77.658Queenstown
Investors63.470.7Sembawang