How far is Block 706 Woodlands DR 40 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Admiralty Mrt Station, about 6.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 706 Woodlands DR 40 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 965A to Opp Admiralty, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 50 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.40.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 706?

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre is roughly 6.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 706 Woodlands DR 40?

Admiralty Primary School, approximately 490 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 706 Woodlands DR 40?

Approximately 69 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1996 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 706 Woodlands DR 40?

It scores 68.9/100 overall: transport 81.8, food 82.3, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 61.6, green space 50, connectivity 36.8, value 58, leisure 48.7.

Is Block 706 Woodlands DR 40 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 68.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 69 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 East give the price trend.

Block 706 Woodlands DR 40

730706 · Woodlands East · Woodlands · Built 1995 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 90 units · 12 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 706 Woodlands DR 40 in Woodlands scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Admiralty Mrt Station MRT, 6.8 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 490 m straight-line from Admiralty Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 706 Woodlands DR 40 in Singapore

Block 706 Woodlands DR 40, Singapore 730706

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Pillar scores

Transport: 82
Food: 82
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 62
Green space: 50
Connectivity: 37
Value (lease): 58
Leisure: 49
EV charging: 66

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 69
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 64
Renters: 63
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 49.7min
one-north: 56.9min
Jurong East: 37.5min
Changi Airport: 85.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

50 min door to door · S$2.40 · 1 transfer · 6 min (339 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 42 min riding

2m›965A›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (98 m) to Blk 706
Bus 965A · Tower Transit Services
Blk 706 → Opp Admiralty · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 3 min (214 m) to Admiralty
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Admiralty → Raffles Place · 16 stops · 41 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 6065 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre6.8 min
Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre29.6 min
Marsiling Lane Blk 20/2135.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?10.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical4.5 min
888 Plaza Family Clinic6.8 min
Healthway Medical6.8 min

Parks & green

green

Woodlands Healing Garden26 min
Woodlands Town Pk East34.2 min
Admiralty Pk36.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd6.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)21.7 min
Care Corner SGH @ WL569A21.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Woodlands Galaxy CC11 min
Woodlands CC (Pending U/C)13.9 min
ACE The Place CC21.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Woodlands Regional Library19.1 min

EV charging

Blk 851-856 Woodlands Street 837.2 min
Blk 830-836 Woodlands Street 839.9 min
Blk 837-850 Woodlands Street 8213.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 706 Woodlands DR 40

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 467611.2 min walk · 81 m
Stop 467691.8 min walk · 124 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 7062 min walk
965A
BLK 6663 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$509k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 706 Woodlands DR 40 is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 76% — around S$525/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability47th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 76%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 706 offers a strong liveability score (68.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get68.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+2.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds69 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 East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 706 Woodlands DR 40

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$535k

median S$535k · S$497–497 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Woodlands East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 706 Woodlands DR 40

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	4-room	01 TO 03	100 m²	S$535k	S$497
Sep '25	4-room	01 TO 03	100 m²	S$535k	S$497
Jun '25	5-room	04 TO 06	119 m²	S$710k	S$554
May '25	4-room	10 TO 12	100 m²	S$560k	S$520
Nov '24	4-room	01 TO 03	102 m²	S$538k	S$490
Nov '24	4-room	04 TO 06	102 m²	S$550k	S$501

Subzone medians — Woodlands East

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$754▲ 13.5%2

3 ROOMS$695▲ 9.4%3

4 ROOMS$525▲ 2.7%4

5 ROOMS$493▲ 1.1%3

EXECUTIVES$561▲ 2.9%2

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