SG Block Index

Block 26 Dover Cres

130026 · Dover · Queenstown · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 26 Dover Cres in Queenstown scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12 minutes’ walk from Dover Mrt Station MRT, 16.9 minutes from Ghim Moh Road Blk 20, and 735 m straight-line from Fairfield Methodist School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 26 Dover Cres in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
81
Green space
60
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
40
EV charging
78
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
67
Renters
68
Investors
57
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.8min
74EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
14.9min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Jurong East
24.1min
185EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
63.7min
74EWLEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 6 min (360 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

3m743mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (188 m) to Opp Acs Independent
  2. Bus 74 · SBS Transit
    Opp Acs IndependentBuona Vista · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 3 min (145 m) to Buona Vista
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Buona VistaRaffles Place · 7 stops · 14 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 26

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
PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2522 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ghim Moh Road Blk 2016.9 min
  • Holland Drive Blk 44 (Holland Drive Market and Food Centre)18.9 min
  • Holland Village Market and Food Centre25.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dover Clinic and Surgery Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Trinity Medical Clinic7.5 min
  • Cornerstone Medical8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • One-North Park14.2 min
  • Holland Grove View Pg19.9 min
  • Holland Grove View Fc22.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre12.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Clementi) Senior Activity Centre19.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)26.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Dover CC8.9 min
  • Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)18.1 min
  • Buona Vista CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Clementi Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 20/22/23 Dover Crescent Dover Ville5.1 min
  • Blk 28 Dover Crescent Dbs Ntuc Dover Crescent5.8 min
  • The Star12.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 26 Dover Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 190711.8 min walk · 99 m
  • Stop 190992.1 min walk · 123 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP ACS INDEPENDENT3 min walk
    74
  • BLK 19A CP9 min walk
    185

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Queenstown planning area
Age profile
In Queenstown, 13% of residents are under 15 and 21.1% are 65 or older.
45–497.7%
40–447.6%
35–397.5%
50–547.1%
Household income
37.9% of Queenstown households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person21%
$20,000+14.7%
$1,000–1,9996.5%
$15,000–17,4995.6%
Dwelling mix
84.4% of Queenstown households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats36.9%
HDB 4 room flats25.4%
Condominiums and other apartments12.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.8%
Household size
49.9% of Queenstown households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person27.6%
1-person22.3%
3-person19.4%
4-person16.1%
In education
Of Queenstown residents currently in education, 21.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary37.4%
Secondary24.2%
University14.1%
Pre primary7.9%
Commute to work
61.6% of working Queenstown residents commute by public transport; 25.6% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus23.1%
Car19.4%
Bus18.6%
MRT LRT only17.9%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$505k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 26 Dover Cres is more liveable than 32% of them but pricier than 75% — around S$721/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability32th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 25%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 26 offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get68.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+29.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds51 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Dover. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 26 Dover Cres

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$842k
median S$842k · S$626626 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
552731910Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Dover (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 26 Dover Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '255-room19 TO 21125S$842kS$626
Feb '255-room04 TO 06125S$790kS$587

Subzone medians — Dover

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$721▲ 29.7%
4 ROOMS$841▲ 26.7%
5 ROOMS$842▼ 3.9%
EXECUTIVES$745
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