Block 79 Dawson RD
370079 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 2019 · ~92 yrs lease left · 143 units · 39 floors
92Overall / 100
Summary
Block 79 Dawson RD in Geylang scores 91.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.1 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 2 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 79/79A, and 314 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 91
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 69
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 84
Who it suits
- Overall
- 92
- Young Families
- 93
- Seniors
- 94
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 95
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 21.5min
- one-north
- 41.4min
- Jurong East
- 48.3min
- Changi Airport
- 36.9min
158EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
63CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
158EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
158EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap22 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 3 min (215 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding
1m›158›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (46 m) to Blk 79 FC
- Bus 158 · SBS Transit
Blk 79 FC → Aljunied · 5 stops · 7 min - Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Mattar Mrt Station3.1 min
- Mattar Mrt Station4.6 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station8.9 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4270 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A2 min
- Circuit Road Blk 894.1 min
- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)6.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Macpherson Medical Clinic2.5 min
- Chin Choo Clinic3.8 min
- Ho Tong Clinic3.8 min
Parks & green
green- Geylang East Pk10.2 min
- Aljunied Pk10.3 min
- Paya Lebar Road Park12.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)3.1 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre3.8 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson6.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC4.2 min
- Kolam Ayer CC28.4 min
- Geylang Serai CC31 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library15.5 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Geylang planning area- Age profile
- In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
- 60–648%55–597.8%30–347.5%45–497.4%
- Household income
- 33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person16.6%$20,000+11.7%$2,000–2,9996.8%$1,000–1,9996.7%
- Dwelling mix
- 73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats27.8%HDB 4 room flats24.8%Condominiums and other apartments21.1%HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
- Household size
- 49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person25%1-person24.5%3-person19.2%4-person14.9%
- In education
- Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary32.7%Secondary25%University14.6%Polytechnic10%
- Commute to work
- 61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus24.1%MRT LRT only19%Car17.1%Bus16.4%
Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Macpherson
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$621▲ 8.9%2
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%4
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%17
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%4
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%1