SG Block Index

Block 61A Strathmore Ave

142061 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2010 · ~83 yrs lease left · 180 units · 27 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 61A Strathmore Ave in Queenstown scores 77.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 475 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
72
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
89
Green space
61
Connectivity
80
Value (lease)
86
Leisure
70

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
75
Renters
74
Investors
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.2min
64EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
22.6min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
28.1min
145EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.2min
64EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (354 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m640mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (314 m) to Aft Dawson PL
  2. Bus 64 · SBS Transit
    Aft Dawson PLRedhill · 2 stops · 2 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 61A

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 3289 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre13.1 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)14.5 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)14.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery2.7 min
  • Dawson Place Clinic2.7 min
  • Dawson Medical Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk21.4 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park22.4 min
  • Rail Corridor27 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre1.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre13.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru14.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC14.6 min
  • Queenstown CC18 min
  • Bukit Merah CC19.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library12.7 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 — Margaret Drive

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$1019▲ 12.1%
4 ROOMS$1007▲ 11.8%
5 ROOMS$1196▲ 40.1%
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