Block 161 Mei Ling Street
Block 161 Mei Ling Street has 52 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $440,000 (May 2026, 3 room, floors 07–09). Median $5,347/sqm. Prices up 30% over the past five years. Built 1970, 43 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 3 Room$440,000−1.5%vs town(−$7k)−1.1%vs national(−$5k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). Figures are from rentals at this block where available.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Room | $3,000 typically $2,900–$3,200 | 8.2% | 13 rentals here |
| 4-Room | $4,150 typically $3,750–$4,400 | 5% | Queenstown avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $4,400 typically $4,000–$4,700 | 4.3% | Queenstown avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 1 popular school. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 161 Mei Ling Street in Queenstown, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $440,000 | $6,111 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 85 sqm | $580,000 | $6,824 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $440,000 | $6,111 |
| May 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $485,000 | $6,736 |
| Jan 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $448,000 | $6,222 |
| Jan 2025 | 19 TO 21 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $495,000 | $6,875 |
| Sep 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $420,000 | $5,833 |
| Jul 2024 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 85 sqm | $535,000 | $6,294 |
| May 2024 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $438,000 | $6,083 |
| Feb 2024 | 19 TO 21 | 4 ROOM | 85 sqm | $608,000 | $7,153 |
| Oct 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $500,000 | $6,944 |
| Oct 2023 | 16 TO 18 | 4 ROOM | 85 sqm | $545,000 | $6,412 |
| Jul 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $450,000 | $6,250 |
| Jun 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $436,000 | $6,056 |
| Jan 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $385,000 | $5,347 |
| Jan 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $425,000 | $5,903 |
| Dec 2022 | 16 TO 18 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $470,000 | $6,528 |
| Aug 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $385,000 | $5,347 |
| Aug 2022 | 19 TO 21 | 4 ROOM | 85 sqm | $500,000 | $5,882 |
| Jun 2022 | 10 TO 12 | 3 ROOM | 72 sqm | $442,000 | $6,139 |
About Block 161 Mei Ling Street
Block 161 Mei Ling Street is an ageing-lease HDB block in Queenstown, built in 1970 with about 43 years left on its 99-year lease, so remaining lease is the dominant price factor here. Its median sits about 43% below the Queenstown median, cheaper than about 65% of the town's blocks. It has a busy resale history, with 52 transactions since 2017 across 3 room, 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $295,000 to $765,000. The most recent transaction was a 3 room flat on storeys 07 TO 09 at $440,000 in May 2026, and the median works out to $5,347/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 19 TO 21 band have sold around 21% above those on the 01 TO 03 band. Over five years, prices here are up about 30%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 161 Mei Ling Street worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 161 Mei Ling Street was $440,000 for a 3 room flat in 2026-05. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $5,347, based on 52 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 161 Mei Ling Street?
Block 161 Mei Ling Street was built in 1970 and has approximately 43 years and 3 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 1.02%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 1.02% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 161 Mei Ling Street?
Block 161 Mei Ling Street in Queenstown contains 3 room, 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $295,000 to $765,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 161 Mei Ling Street gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 161 Mei Ling Street have increased by approximately 30% over the past five years. The current median price is $411,500, with the most recent sale at $440,000 in 2026-05.