The Rochester Residences
138638 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · One North · Queenstown
The Rochester Residences in Queenstown scores 85.1/100 overall. It is a 99-year leasehold (commenced 2005, ~78 years remaining) development, 5.2 minutes’ walk from Buona Vista Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1746 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Rochester Residences, Queenstown, Singapore 138638
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 86
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 68
- Daily needs
- 97
- Green space
- 98
- Connectivity
- 84
- Value (lease)
- 76
- Leisure
- 45
- EV charging
- 76
Who it suits
- Overall
- 85
- Young Families
- 88
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 85
- Investors
- 71
- EV Owners
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 20.3min
- one-north
- 13.4min
- Jurong East
- 17.2min
- Changi Airport
- 55.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.82 · no transfers · 6 min (409 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 5 min (381 m) to Buona Vista
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Buona Vista → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 14 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 47 transactions. Tenure: 99-year leasehold (commenced 2005, ~78 years remaining).
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
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 Station5.2 min
- Buona Vista Mrt Station5.2 min
- Buona Vista Mrt Station5.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre)9.6 min
- Ghim Moh Road Blk 2012.8 min
- Holland Village Market and Food Centre16.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- The Chelsea Clinic (Rochester)1.7 min
- Fullerton Healthcare @ Metropolis5.2 min
- Babysteps Medical7.8 min
Parks & green
green- One-North Park3.1 min
- Holland Village Pk17 min
- Grove Lane Pg20.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre10.6 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)16.2 min
- Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)19.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Dover CC9.6 min
- Buona Vista CC11.5 min
- Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)12.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library29.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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- Stop 181411.6 min walk · 109 m
- Stop 113614.8 min walk · 290 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Rochester Residences is more liveable than 71% of them but pricier than 61% — around S$1,746/psf (as of 2026-05).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05
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).
See what’s for sale
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