SG Block Index

The Draycott

259401 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Orange Grove · Newton

Private condominiumFreehold
58Overall / 100Top 88% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Draycott in Newton scores 57.8/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 11.9 minutes’ walk from Orchard Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2400 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Draycott in Singapore

The Draycott, Newton, Singapore 259401

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
59
Schools
96
Healthcare
44
Daily needs
51
Green space
25
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
46
EV charging
26
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
64
Seniors
50
Renters
52
Investors
75
EV Owners
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.8min
5NSLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.8min
972156CCL2 transfers
Jurong East
45.6min
132EWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
60.9min
190EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 11 min (709 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 11 min riding

10m50mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (673 m) to Royal Plaza ON Scotts
  2. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    Royal Plaza ON ScottsNewton · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 0 min (8 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$2400
12-month change▲ 25.3%
Price momentum93th pctvs other condos

Based on 26 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

101–150 m²
4
>150 m²
22

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicHere

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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1900 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Newton Food Centre19.2 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre30.5 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)32.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthwerkz medical centre @ orchard9.8 min
  • RafflesMedical9.8 min
  • WL&H Medical9.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Orchard Fountain Corner20.1 min
  • Goldhill Ave Pg22.3 min
  • Malcolm Pk22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre33.6 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus37.6 min
  • Indus Moral CARE37.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cairnhill CC14.5 min
  • Tanglin CC22.9 min
  • Pek Kio CC34.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@orchard23.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Draycott
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 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 401914.3 min walk · 174 m
  • Stop 401996.9 min walk · 93 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF STEVENS STN EXIT 42 min walk
    156
  • AFT DRAYCOTT PK5 min walk
    972
  • ROYAL PLAZA ON SCOTTS10 min walk
    5
  • AFT BALMORAL RD10 min walk
    132
  • FAR EAST PLAZA11 min walk
    190

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.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), The Draycott is more liveable than 14% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$2,400/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability14th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 32%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (CCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Newton planning area
Age profile
In Newton, 18% of residents are under 15 and 14.5% are 65 or older.
45–4910.3%
40–449.3%
50–548.4%
35–397.5%

Resident data for the Newton planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Compare with nearby condos →Living in NewtonNewton estate data →Homes near Orchard Mrt StationHomes near Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)All condos, ranked →Top-scoring condos →

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