SG Block Index

Block 89 Dawson RD

370089 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 154 units · 43 floors

91Overall / 100
Summary

Block 89 Dawson RD in Geylang scores 91.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 0 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 494 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
89

Who it suits

Overall
91
Young Families
93
Seniors
95
Renters
86
Investors
94

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.9min
63EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.8min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
52.8min
63EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
41.4min
63EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (352 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 18 min riding

3m632mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (183 m) to Blk 90
  2. Bus 63 · SBS Transit
    Blk 90Aljunied · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 89

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4074 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 890 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A4.8 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)6.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery4.2 min
  • Chuah Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd7 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk6.2 min
  • Aljunied Pk14.4 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park16 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson2.2 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit4.4 min
  • Harmony Activity Centre8.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC3.6 min
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)25.3 min
  • Geylang Serai CC27 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library11.5 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Geylang planning area
Age profile
In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
60–648%
55–597.8%
30–347.5%
45–497.4%
Household income
33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person16.6%
$20,000+11.7%
$2,000–2,9996.8%
$1,000–1,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats27.8%
HDB 4 room flats24.8%
Condominiums and other apartments21.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
Household size
49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25%
1-person24.5%
3-person19.2%
4-person14.9%
In education
Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.7%
Secondary25%
University14.6%
Polytechnic10%
Commute to work
61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.1%
MRT LRT only19%
Car17.1%
Bus16.4%

Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Macpherson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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