SG Block Index

Block 96 Dawson RD

141096 · Margaret Drive · Queenstown · Built 2020 · Lease from 2021 · ~94 yrs lease left · 284 units · 43 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 96 Dawson RD in Queenstown scores 77.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 551 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 96 Dawson RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
80
Green space
77
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
70
EV charging
71
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
76
Renters
73
Investors
84
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.9min
32EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
24min
122EWLCCLS$1.49 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
28.8min
122EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
58.3min
132EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 5 min (319 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 12 min riding

4m320mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (279 m) to Opp Blk 95
  2. Bus 32 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 95Redhill · 3 stops · 4 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 96

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 3445 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Margaret Drive Hawker Centre12.2 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)16.1 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)16.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dawson Medical Clinic6.2 min
  • The Family Practice@ Skyville6.2 min
  • Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Camp Road Interim Park16 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk22.8 min
  • Sbg Lc Zone 1 (Tnc)29.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre6.4 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru15.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre16.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC16 min
  • Queenstown CC18.2 min
  • Bukit Merah CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library10.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson6.2 min
  • Dawson Place7.9 min
  • Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru14.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 96 Dawson RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 104690.9 min walk · 48 m
  • Stop 103111.9 min walk · 109 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF MARGARET DR1 min walk
    122
  • OPP BLK 954 min walk
    32
  • CRESCENT GIRLS' SCH10 min walk
    132

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
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 96 Dawson RD is more liveable than 77% of them but pricier than 98% — around S$1,298/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability77th 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 96 offers a strong liveability score (77.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~94 years left).

What you get77.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+39.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds94 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 96 Dawson RD

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

3-room13 sales · 12 mo
S$758k – S$920k
median S$830k · S$11181357 psf
4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$950k – S$1.15m
median S$975k · S$10631287 psf
5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$1.34m – S$1.52m
median S$1.45m · S$11571308 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
78211001419Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 96 Dawson RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room16 TO 1863S$758kS$1118
Jun '263-room25 TO 2763S$828kS$1221
Jun '263-room25 TO 2763S$920kS$1357
Jun '264-room28 TO 3083S$1.15mS$1287
Jun '265-room04 TO 06108S$1.34mS$1157
May '263-room04 TO 0663S$808kS$1192
May '264-room01 TO 0383S$950kS$1063
May '264-room01 TO 0383S$960kS$1075
May '264-room04 TO 0683S$990kS$1108
Mar '263-room37 TO 3963S$839kS$1237
Mar '263-room22 TO 2463S$868kS$1280
Mar '263-room25 TO 2763S$830kS$1224

Showing 12 of 20 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 change
2 ROOMS$1067
3 ROOMS$1298▲ 39.9%
4 ROOMS$1244▲ 34.3%
5 ROOMS$1097▲ 26.8%
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