How far is Block 88 Dawson RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 7.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 88 Dawson RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 21 minutes direct, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 88?

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre is roughly 8.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 88 Dawson RD?

Queenstown Primary School, approximately 182 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 88 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 88 Dawson RD?

It scores 82.3/100 overall: transport 73.4, food 89.8, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 90.6, green space 62, connectivity 79, value 98, leisure 74.5.

Is Block 88 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 88 Dawson RD

142088 · 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 88 Dawson RD in Queenstown scores 82.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 8.5 minutes from Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and 182 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

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Map showing the location of Blk 88 Dawson RD in Singapore

Block 88 Dawson RD, Singapore 142088

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Pillar scores

Transport: 73
Food: 90
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 91
Green space: 62
Connectivity: 79
Value (lease): 98
Leisure: 75
EV charging: 90

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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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: 21.4min
one-north: 21.9min
Jurong East: 26.6min
Changi Airport: 56.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 11 min (772 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (744 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 3617 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Margaret Drive Hawker Centre8.5 min
Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)13.3 min
Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)19.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd0.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Dawson Medical Clinic0.9 min
The Family Practice@ Skyville0.9 min
Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery6.2 min

Parks & green

green

Camp Road Interim Park20.9 min
Rail Corridor25.8 min
Tiong Bahru Pk25.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.9 min
Lions Befrienders (Mei Ling) Senior Activity Centre12 min
Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)12.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC14.5 min
Leng Kee CC18.9 min
Bukit Merah CC24 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library7.1 min

EV charging

Blk 85 Dawson Road Skyville @ Dawson0.9 min
Dawson Place6.2 min
Blk 45 And 50 Stirling Road10.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 88 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 114993.2 min walk · 200 m
Stop 114913.4 min walk · 227 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 88 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 88 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 88 Dawson RD

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

4-room16 sales · 12 mo

S$795k – S$1.22m

median S$1.02m · S$890–1361 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$1.49m

median S$1.49m · S$1277–1277 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Margaret Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 88 Dawson RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	40 TO 42	83 m²	S$1.22m	S$1361
Jun '26	4-room	34 TO 36	87 m²	S$1.17m	S$1249
Jun '26	4-room	46 TO 48	83 m²	S$1.09m	S$1218
Jun '26	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$960k	S$1075
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$940k	S$1052
Mar '26	4-room	07 TO 09	83 m²	S$1.02m	S$1138
Mar '26	4-room	34 TO 36	83 m²	S$1.18m	S$1315
Jan '26	4-room	19 TO 21	83 m²	S$1.03m	S$1153
Dec '25	4-room	04 TO 06	83 m²	S$795k	S$890
Nov '25	4-room	43 TO 45	83 m²	S$1.18m	S$1321
Nov '25	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$1.00m	S$1119
Sep '25	4-room	43 TO 45	83 m²	S$1.10m	S$1231

Showing 12 of 29 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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