SG Block Index

Block 42 Tanglin Halt RD

141042 · Tanglin Halt · Queenstown · Built 1962 · ~35 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors

76Overall / 100
Summary

Block 42 Tanglin Halt RD in Queenstown scores 76.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Commonwealth Mrt Station MRT, 3.6 minutes from Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre & Market, and 214 m straight-line from New Town Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
99
Green space
52
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
79
Seniors
75
Renters
80
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.8min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
21.5min
196S$1.28 · direct
Jurong East
23.7min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
Changi Airport
57.8min
EWLEWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 10 min (617 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 12 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (590 m) to Commonwealth
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    CommonwealthRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 42

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 4088 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre & Market3.6 min
  • Tanglin Halt Market4.3 min
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre15.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ally Health2.8 min
  • My Family Clinic (Tanglin Halt)2.8 min
  • Healthpoint Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rail Corridor15 min
  • One-North Park21.1 min
  • Holland Village Pk22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)17.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)19.1 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)19.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC7.7 min
  • Buona Vista CC19.8 min
  • Dover CC28.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library14.8 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 — Tanglin Halt

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1018
3 ROOMS$1099▲ 24.2%
4 ROOMS$1051▲ 10.2%
5 ROOMS$1178▲ 41.3%
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