How far is Block 717 Woodlands DR 70 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Admiralty Mrt Station, about 8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 717 Woodlands DR 70 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 47 minutes direct, roughly S$2.40.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 717?

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre is roughly 10 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 717 Woodlands DR 70?

Admiralty Primary School, approximately 195 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 717 Woodlands DR 70?

Approximately 70 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1997 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 717 Woodlands DR 70?

It scores 63.7/100 overall: transport 69.2, food 78.5, schools 100, healthcare 66.9, daily needs 57.9, green space 38.6, connectivity 41.1, value 60, leisure 33.2.

Is Block 717 Woodlands DR 70 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 63.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 70 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 717 Woodlands DR 70

730717 · Woodlands East · Woodlands · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

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Summary

Block 717 Woodlands DR 70 in Woodlands scores 63.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Admiralty Mrt Station MRT, 10 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 195 m straight-line from Admiralty Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 717 Woodlands DR 70 in Singapore

Block 717 Woodlands DR 70, Singapore 730717

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Pillar scores

Transport: 69
Food: 79
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 67
Daily needs: 58
Green space: 39
Connectivity: 41
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 33
EV charging: 45

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 64
Young Families: 69
Seniors: 58
Renters: 57
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46.9min
one-north: 54.1min
Jurong East: 33.5min
Changi Airport: 81.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.40 · no transfers · 6 min (360 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 41 min riding

5m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (333 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 6400 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre10 min
Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre34.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical5.2 min
Crest Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.8 min
Banyan Clinic Pte Ltd.10.5 min

Parks & green

green

Woodlands Healing Garden30.7 min
Park At Sembawang Alley34.2 min
Woodlands Town Pk East39.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)26.4 min
Care Corner SGH @ WL569A26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Woodlands Galaxy CC11.7 min
Woodlands CC (Pending U/C)18.9 min
ACE The Place CC26.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Woodlands Regional Library24 min
Sembawang Public Library35.4 min

EV charging

Blk 768 Woodlands Ave 6 Atm Dbs Woodlands Mart9 min
Blk 851-856 Woodlands Street 8310.9 min
Blk 837-850 Woodlands Street 8215.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 717 Woodlands DR 70

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 468213.6 min walk · 253 m
Stop 467695.3 min walk · 252 m

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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

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 717 Woodlands DR 70 is more liveable than 26% of them and cheaper than 76% — around S$525/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability26th 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 717 offers a solid liveability score (63.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get63.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds70 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 717 Woodlands DR 70

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$585k – S$601k

median S$595k · S$538–558 psf

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$680k – S$706k

median S$693k · S$531–546 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Woodlands East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 717 Woodlands DR 70

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	4-room	10 TO 12	100 m²	S$601k	S$558
Dec '25	4-room	04 TO 06	101 m²	S$585k	S$538
Sep '25	5-room	04 TO 06	119 m²	S$680k	S$531
Aug '25	4-room	13 TO 15	101 m²	S$595k	S$547
Aug '25	5-room	10 TO 12	120 m²	S$706k	S$546
Aug '24	5-room	04 TO 06	120 m²	S$640k	S$495

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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