How far is Block 87 Dawson RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 87 Dawson RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 87?

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre is roughly 9.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 87 Dawson RD?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 236 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 87 Dawson RD?

Approximately 89 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2016 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 87 Dawson RD?

It scores 82.3/100 overall: transport 74.4, food 88.7, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 91.2, green space 61.5, connectivity 77.9, value 98, leisure 74.8.

Is Block 87 Dawson RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 89 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Margaret Drive give the price trend.

Block 87 Dawson RD

141087 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2015 · Lease from 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 320 units · 47 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

82Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 87 Dawson RD in Queenstown scores 82.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 236 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 87 Dawson RD in Singapore

Block 87 Dawson RD, Singapore 141087

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Pillar scores

Transport: 74
Food: 89
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 91
Green space: 62
Connectivity: 78
Value (lease): 98
Leisure: 75
EV charging: 90

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Who it suits

Overall: 82
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 81
Renters: 79
Investors: 86
EV Owners: 85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22min
one-north: 22.4min
Jurong East: 27.2min
Changi Airport: 57min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 12 min (815 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (787 m) to Queenstown
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Queenstown → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min
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 · 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

PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3578 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre9.2 min
Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)13 min
Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)18.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd0.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Dawson Medical Clinic0.5 min
The Family Practice@ Skyville0.5 min
Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery5.9 min

Parks & green

green

Camp Road Interim Park21.1 min
Rail Corridor25.5 min
Tiong Bahru Pk25.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.5 min
Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre11.7 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC14.5 min
Leng Kee CC18.5 min
Bukit Merah CC23.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library7.8 min

EV charging

Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson0.6 min
Dawson Place5.9 min
Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road10.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 87 Dawson RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 103093.2 min walk · 133 m
Stop 103013.7 min walk · 142 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 87 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 87 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 (~89 years left).

What you get82.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds89 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 87 Dawson RD

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

3-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$738k – S$830k

median S$800k · S$1055–1186 psf

4-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$1.01m – S$1.23m

median S$1.12m · S$1125–1366 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 87 Dawson RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	40 TO 42	65 m²	S$802k	S$1146
Jun '26	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$790k	S$1129
Jun '26	4-room	10 TO 12	87 m²	S$1.05m	S$1125
Jun '26	4-room	31 TO 33	87 m²	S$1.23m	S$1313
May '26	3-room	28 TO 30	65 m²	S$830k	S$1186
Apr '26	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$738k	S$1055
Mar '26	4-room	22 TO 24	83 m²	S$1.04m	S$1162
Jan '26	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$800k	S$1143
Jan '26	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$1.01m	S$1131
Dec '25	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$817k	S$1168
Dec '25	3-room	28 TO 30	65 m²	S$778k	S$1112
Nov '25	4-room	46 TO 48	83 m²	S$1.22m	S$1366

Showing 12 of 26 sales in the last 2 years.

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1067—1

3 ROOMS$1298▲ 39.9%3

4 ROOMS$1244▲ 34.3%1

5 ROOMS$1097▲ 26.8%2

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