SG Block Index

Block 96 Dawson RD

370096 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 284 units · 43 floors

89Overall / 100
Summary

Block 96 Dawson RD in Geylang scores 88.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.5 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 709 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
100
Schools
95
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
100
Green space
86
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
64

Who it suits

Overall
89
Young Families
89
Seniors
90
Renters
86
Investors
93

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.1min
CCLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.5min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
49.9min
CCLEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.4min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (563 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding

6mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (423 m) to Macpherson
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    MacphersonPaya Lebar · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 96

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4026 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 8910 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A10.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Circuit Medical Clinic5.7 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre5.7 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery6.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park8.9 min
  • Geylang East Pk15.3 min
  • Aljunied Pk18.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre6.5 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road10.3 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)10.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC11.6 min
  • Geylang Serai CC26.5 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC29.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library20.6 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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