SG Block Index

Block 78 Dawson RD

141078 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2019 · Lease from 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 99 units · 28 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 78 Dawson RD in Queenstown scores 82.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 11.1 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 329 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 78 Dawson RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
93
Green space
60
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
73
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
84
Seniors
80
Renters
79
Investors
87
EV Owners
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.3min
64EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
19.4min
EWLCCLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
28.1min
145EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.2min
64EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (360 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m640mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (321 m) to Aft Dawson PL
  2. Bus 64 · SBS Transit
    Aft Dawson PLRedhill · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 78

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3393 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre11.1 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)12.2 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)15.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Dawson Place Clinic2.5 min
  • Dawson Medical Clinic2.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Camp Road Interim Park21.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk23.1 min
  • Rail Corridor24.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre2.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC15.3 min
  • Queenstown CC16 min
  • Bukit Merah CC21 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library10.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Dawson Place2.5 min
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson2.8 min
  • Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru14.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 78 Dawson RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 102993.7 min walk · 229 m
  • Stop 103093.9 min walk · 287 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT DAWSON PL5 min walk
    64145

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$909k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 78 Dawson RD is more liveable than 91% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability91th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 2%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 78 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~93 years left).

What you get82.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds93 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 Margaret Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 78 Dawson RD

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$958k – S$1.09m
median S$1.02m · S$10111151 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
86911041338Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 78 Dawson RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '264-room01 TO 0388S$958kS$1011
Jul '254-room19 TO 2188S$1.09mS$1151
May '254-room19 TO 2188S$1.07mS$1130
May '254-room07 TO 0988S$1.04mS$1096
Apr '253-room16 TO 1862S$735kS$1101
Mar '254-room28 TO 3088S$1.17mS$1233
Mar '254-room04 TO 0688S$1.03mS$1087
Mar '254-room04 TO 0688S$1.02mS$1077
Feb '254-room10 TO 1288S$1.03mS$1085
Feb '254-room04 TO 0688S$983kS$1038
Jan '254-room25 TO 2788S$1.23mS$1293

Subzone medians — Margaret Drive

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1067
3 ROOMS$1298▲ 39.9%
4 ROOMS$1244▲ 34.3%
5 ROOMS$1097▲ 26.8%
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