SG Block Index

Block 60 Dakota Cres

390060 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 162 units · 15 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 60 Dakota Cres in Geylang scores 82.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.5 minutes’ walk from Dakota Mrt Station MRT, 5.6 minutes from Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall), and 413 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
93
Green space
97
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
86
Seniors
81
Renters
85
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.6min
CCLEWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.5min
CCLS$2.07 · direct
Jurong East
47.5min
CCLEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
33min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 5 min (320 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding

3mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (180 m) to Dakota
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    DakotaPaya Lebar · 1 stop · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 60

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2844 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)5.6 min
  • Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre7.2 min
  • Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)16.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd12.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Northeast Medical Group5.7 min
  • Spring Medical Clinic (Old Airport Road)5.7 min
  • Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery6.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os9.1 min
  • Green Lane Park11.2 min
  • Lorong 40 Geylang Pg12.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Harmony Activity Centre22.7 min
  • Geylang East Home For The Aged24.6 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit30.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)6.9 min
  • Katong CC18.1 min
  • Mountbatten CC18.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library18.2 min
  • Marine Parade Public Library36 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 — Aljunied

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 5.0%
3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%
4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%
5 ROOMS$1113▲ 36.9%
EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%
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