SG Block Index

Block 72 Marine DR

440072 · Marine Parade · Marine Parade · Built 1975 · Lease from 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 72 Marine DR in Marine Parade scores 81.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.6 minutes’ walk from Marine Parade Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Marine Parade Central Blk 84 (84 Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre), and 372 m straight-line from Tao Nan School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 72 Marine DR in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
94
Green space
87
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
75
EV charging
67
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
85
Seniors
84
Renters
80
Investors
54
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.8min
TELEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
47.9min
16MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.2min
TELEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.1min
966EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (427 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 21 min riding

6mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (361 m) to Marine Parade
  2. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Marine ParadeOutram Park · 9 stops · 18 min
  3. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 72

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 4636 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Marine Parade Central Blk 84 (84 Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre)5.4 min
  • Marine Terrace Blk 50A (50A Marine Terrace)11.1 min
  • Dunman Food Centre14.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mediline Wei Min Clinic5.1 min
  • Onecare Clinic Marine Parade5.1 min
  • Trinity Medical Centre (Marine Parade)5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Marine Parade Rd Pk5.1 min
  • Telok Kurau Lorong N Pk14.7 min
  • Koon Seng Park15.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Goodlife!9.9 min
  • Tembusu Senior Activity Centre30.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Marine Parade CC (Pending U/C)1.7 min
  • Joo Chiat CC12.8 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC27 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Marine Parade Public Library1.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • I12 Katong7 min
  • Blk 45 Marine Crescent Marine Crescent Gardens7.7 min
  • Citibank Esso East Coast10.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 72 Marine DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 920591.8 min walk · 80 m
  • Stop 922794.5 min walk · 274 m
Buses that serve this block
  • MARINE PDE STN EXIT 61 min walk
    16M
  • MARINE PDE STN EXIT 43 min walk
    966

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 · Marine Parade planning area
Age profile
In Marine Parade, 14.5% of residents are under 15 and 19.9% are 65 or older.
45–499%
40–448.1%
50–547.4%
55–597.1%
Household income
46.9% of Marine Parade households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+27.9%
No working person20.8%
$15,000–17,4994.5%
$3,000–3,9994.3%
Dwelling mix
46.8% of Marine Parade households live in HDB flats; 52.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments37.1%
HDB 3 room flats17.3%
Landed properties15.3%
HDB 4 room flats10.7%
Household size
42.3% of Marine Parade households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.6%
1-person19.7%
3-person18.6%
4-person16.6%
In education
Of Marine Parade residents currently in education, 21.3% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary36.8%
Secondary25.2%
University15.8%
Post secondary7.9%
Commute to work
43% of working Marine Parade residents commute by public transport; 44.4% drive or ride.
Car36.6%
Bus26.1%
MRT LRT and bus13.6%
No transport required9.9%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$676k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 72 Marine DR is more liveable than 92% of them but pricier than 66% — around S$698/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability92th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 34%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 72 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~50 years left).

What you get81.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-0.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds50 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 Marine Parade. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 72 Marine DR

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$816k – S$1.21m
median S$1.07m · S$632921 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
597777956Nov '24Aug '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Marine Parade (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 72 Marine DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room10 TO 12120S$1.13mS$875
Nov '255-room01 TO 03120S$816kS$632
Oct '255-room22 TO 24122S$1.21mS$921
Sep '255-room13 TO 15122S$1.02mS$777
Feb '255-room22 TO 24120S$1.08mS$836
Jan '255-room19 TO 21120S$945kS$732
Jan '255-room01 TO 03120S$833kS$645

Subzone medians — Marine Parade

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$687▲ 1.0%
3 ROOMS$669▲ 5.9%
4 ROOMS$698▼ 0.9%
5 ROOMS$873▲ 28.9%
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