Block 18 Dakota Cres
390018 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1958 · ~31 yrs lease left · 56 units · 7 floors
80Overall / 100
Summary
Block 18 Dakota Cres in Geylang scores 80.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.4 minutes’ walk from Mountbatten Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre, and 660 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 96
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 99
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 65
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 78
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 46
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.2min
- one-north
- 43.2min
- Jurong East
- 51.1min
- Changi Airport
- 39.6min
16EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
CCLS$2.02 · direct
16EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
CCLEWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (421 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding
4m›16›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (213 m) to Blk 22
- Bus 16 · SBS Transit
Blk 22 → Capitol Bldg · 5 stops · 13 min - Walk 3 min (180 m) to City Hall
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Mountbatten Mrt Station3.4 min
- Mountbatten Mrt Station5.1 min
- Dakota Mrt Station8.7 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2471 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre3.8 min
- Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)8.4 min
- Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)9.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
- Yeo Hock Heng15 min
- I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd15.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Choong'S Clinic4.9 min
- Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery5.2 min
- Northeast Medical Group8 min
Parks & green
green- Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os3.8 min
- Wilkinson Interim Pk10.7 min
- Arthur Pk10.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Harmony Activity Centre26.2 min
- Geylang East Home For The Aged28.1 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson31.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Katong CC9.9 min
- Mountbatten CC10.4 min
- Mountbatten CC (U/C)10.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library21.7 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 — Aljunied
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$642▼ 5.0%1
3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%1
4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%2
5 ROOMS$1113▲ 36.9%1
EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%1