How far is Block 5 Marsiling DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Marsiling Mrt Station, about 13.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5 Marsiling DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 913 to Marsiling, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 57 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 5?

Marsiling Lane Blk 20/21 is roughly 13.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5 Marsiling DR?

Marsiling Primary School, approximately 673 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5 Marsiling DR?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5 Marsiling DR?

It scores 58.8/100 overall: transport 54.5, food 76.9, schools 92.2, healthcare 73.5, daily needs 24.3, green space 90.4, connectivity 34.8, value 14, leisure 52.7.

Is Block 5 Marsiling DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 58.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 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 Woodlands West give the price trend.

Block 5 Marsiling DR

730005 · Woodlands West · Woodlands · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 102 units · 18 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 5 Marsiling DR in Woodlands scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.2 minutes’ walk from Marsiling Mrt Station MRT, 13.7 minutes from Marsiling Lane Blk 20/21, and 673 m straight-line from Marsiling Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5 Marsiling DR in Singapore

Block 5 Marsiling DR, Singapore 730005

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Pillar scores

Transport: 55
Food: 77
Schools: 92
Healthcare: 74
Daily needs: 24
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 35
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 53
EV charging: 60

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 59
Young Families: 65
Seniors: 56
Renters: 52
Investors: 45
EV Owners: 51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 57.4min
one-north: 58.1min
Jurong East: 32.9min
Changi Airport: 100.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

57 min door to door · 1 transfer · 5 min (323 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 50 min riding

4m›913›1m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (235 m) to Blk 188a
Bus 913 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 188a → Marsiling · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 1 min (60 m) to Marsiling
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Marsiling → Raffles Place · 18 stops · 46 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

PlannedDe2 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4159 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Marsiling Lane Blk 20/2113.7 min
Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre19.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.5 min
Woodlands Secondary School2.6 min
Lam Ying NangA2.6 min
Lee Beng Choo2.6 min
Liu Jun XiangA2.6 min
Tan Yap KengA2.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.8 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd19.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd22.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Mayfair Medical Clinic11.2 min
Lian Clinic13.9 min
Woodlands Clinic16.2 min

Parks & green

green

Marsiling Park8.5 min
Woodlands Town Pk East15.7 min
Admiralty Pk23.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Sunlove Senior Activity Centre (Marsiling)4.5 min
NTUC Eldercare Co-operative Ltd6.2 min
Care Corner SGH @ WL180C7.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Marsiling CC (Pending U/C)13.3 min
Fuchun CC (Pending U/C)19 min
Woodgrove CC25.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Woodlands Regional Library22.6 min

EV charging

Blk 134-143 Marsiling Road8.2 min
Blk 10/13 Marsiling Lane Straits Vista @ Marsiling8.7 min
Blk 15/16 Marsiling Lane Marsiling Gardens12.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 5 Marsiling DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks.

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 460192.9 min walk · 187 m
Stop 460113.2 min walk · 183 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 188A4 min walk
913
AFT WOODLANDS CTR RD4 min walk
913

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 · Woodlands planning area

Age profile: In Woodlands, 15.1% of residents are under 15 and 9.9% are 65 or older.; 50–548.5%
20–248.4%
25–298.1%
45–498%
Household income: 33.9% of Woodlands households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person9%
$5,000–5,9997.1%
$6,000–6,9996.7%
$3,000–3,9996.5%
Dwelling mix: 92.5% of Woodlands households live in HDB flats; 7.4% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats40.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats35.9%
HDB 3 room flats9.3%
Condominiums and other apartments7.1%
Household size: 31.9% of Woodlands households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.; 4-person21.5%
3-person21.1%
2-person19.7%
5-person13.9%
In education: Of Woodlands residents currently in education, 26.7% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary30.8%
Secondary25.3%
Polytechnic13.9%
University12.8%
Commute to work: 59.7% of working Woodlands residents commute by public transport; 24.9% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus32.1%
Car15%
MRT LRT only13.3%
Bus11.2%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$710k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 5 Marsiling DR is more liveable than 9% of them but pricier than 71% — around S$600/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability9th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 29%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 5 offers a solid liveability score (58.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get58.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+28.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 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 Woodlands West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 5 Marsiling DR

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

4-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$385k – S$410k

median S$398k · S$397–423 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Woodlands West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 Marsiling DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$410k	S$423
May '26	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$395k	S$408
Apr '26	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$385k	S$397
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	90 m²	S$392k	S$405
Jan '26	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$400k	S$413
Jul '25	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$400k	S$413
Jun '25	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$424k	S$438
Feb '25	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$410k	S$423
Dec '24	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$410k	S$423
Sep '24	4-room	01 TO 03	90 m²	S$355k	S$366

Subzone medians — Woodlands West

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$823▲ 2.1%2

3 ROOMS$475▼ 11.1%3

4 ROOMS$542▼ 4.3%2

5 ROOMS$600▲ 28.2%5

EXECUTIVES$501▼ 9.3%3

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Woodlands →Woodlands estate data →Blocks near Marsiling Mrt Station →Blocks near Marsiling Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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