SG Block Index

Block 62 Dakota Cres

390062 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 88 units · 9 floors

80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 62 Dakota Cres in Geylang scores 80/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Dakota Mrt Station MRT, 7.3 minutes from Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall), and 380 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
82
Schools
97
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
84
Green space
97
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
74

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
78
Renters
82
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.1min
CCLEWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
36min
CCLS$2.07 · direct
Jurong East
47min
CCLEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.5min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 5 min (294 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding

3mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (154 m) to Dakota
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    DakotaPaya Lebar · 1 stop · 2 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 62

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 2918 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)7.3 min
  • Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre8.9 min
  • Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre)17.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
  • Abedin Trading Pte. Ltd.12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Northeast Medical Group7.4 min
  • Spring Medical Clinic (Old Airport Road)7.4 min
  • Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Green Lane Park8.9 min
  • Arthur Pk10.3 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os10.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Harmony Activity Centre22.9 min
  • Geylang East Home For The Aged24.8 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit30.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)8.5 min
  • Katong CC18.4 min
  • Mountbatten CC20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library18.4 min
  • Marine Parade Public Library33.7 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 change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 5.0%
3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%
4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%
5 ROOMS$1113▲ 36.9%
EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%
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