SG Block Index

Block 168A Queensway

140168 · Mei Chin · Queenstown · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 228 units · 20 floors

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 168A Queensway in Queenstown scores 71.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market), and 840 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
84
Schools
86
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
97
Green space
63
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
73
Seniors
74
Renters
75
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.2min
33EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
21.6min
196CCLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
29min
EWLS$1.82 · direct
Changi Airport
58.2min
33EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (423 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

6m330mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (383 m) to Anchorpoint
  2. Bus 33 · SBS Transit
    AnchorpointRedhill · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  5. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 168A

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3594 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)9.5 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)13.4 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)14.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • First Medical Centre Pte Ltd2.2 min
  • Teng Clinic2.6 min
  • RafflesMedical10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor15.6 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park21.7 min
  • Hortpark26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)11.2 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)14.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC17.6 min
  • Leng Kee CC20.7 min
  • Bukit Merah CC30.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library18 min

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).

Resale context — Mei Chin

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$526▲ 1.4%
4 ROOMS$670▲ 14.7%
5 ROOMS$853▼ 0.7%
EXECUTIVES$871▲ 3.5%
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