How far is Block 797 Woodlands DR 72 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Admiralty Mrt Station, about 9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 797 Woodlands DR 72 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 50 minutes direct, roughly S$2.40.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 797?

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre is roughly 11.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 797 Woodlands DR 72?

Admiralty Primary School, approximately 353 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 797 Woodlands DR 72?

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 797 Woodlands DR 72?

It scores 60.5/100 overall: transport 67.2, food 75.2, schools 100, healthcare 54.6, daily needs 54.6, green space 51.5, connectivity 36.2, value 60, leisure 32.4.

Is Block 797 Woodlands DR 72 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 60.5/100 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 797 Woodlands DR 72

730797 · Woodlands East · Woodlands · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 72 units · 13 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 797 Woodlands DR 72 in Woodlands scores 60.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Admiralty Mrt Station MRT, 11.5 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 353 m straight-line from Admiralty Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 797 Woodlands DR 72 in Singapore

Block 797 Woodlands DR 72, Singapore 730797

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Pillar scores

Transport: 67
Food: 75
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 55
Green space: 52
Connectivity: 36
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 32
EV charging: 20

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 61
Young Families: 67
Seniors: 54
Renters: 54
Investors: 65
EV Owners: 47

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 50.3min
one-north: 57.5min
Jurong East: 37.6min
Changi Airport: 85.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

50 min door to door · S$2.40 · no transfers · 9 min (563 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 41 min riding

9m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (535 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 6893 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre11.5 min
Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre31 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Venkatesh Deepa ( Videks Grocers )8.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

EH Medical7.3 min
Norwood Medical Clinic7.3 min
Frontier Medical Associates8.2 min

Parks & green

green

Park At Sembawang Alley24.5 min
Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)32.6 min
Bukit Canberra34.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.4 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)34.7 min
Care Corner SGH @ WL569A34.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Woodlands Galaxy CC10.4 min
Woodlands CC (Pending U/C)27.2 min
Canberra CC27.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Sembawang Public Library25.6 min
Woodlands Regional Library32.3 min

EV charging

Woodlands Dew11.6 min
Blk 768 Woodlands Ave 6 Atm Dbs Woodlands Mart13.4 min
Blk 851-856 Woodlands Street 8320.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 797 Woodlands DR 72

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 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 476813.3 min walk · 206 m
Stop 476614.1 min walk · 102 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 7935 min walk
969

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

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 797 Woodlands DR 72 is more liveable than 15% of them and cheaper than 76% — around S$525/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability15th 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 797 offers a solid liveability score (60.5/100). 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 get60.5/100overall 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 797 Woodlands DR 72

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

Executive5 sales · 12 mo

S$825k – S$880k

median S$870k · S$536–580 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Woodlands East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 797 Woodlands DR 72

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	Executive	07 TO 09	144 m²	S$855k	S$552
Apr '26	Executive	04 TO 06	141 m²	S$880k	S$580
Apr '26	Executive	10 TO 12	141 m²	S$870k	S$573
Jan '26	Executive	01 TO 03	143 m²	S$825k	S$536
Dec '25	Executive	04 TO 06	141 m²	S$880k	S$580
Dec '24	Executive	01 TO 03	141 m²	S$820k	S$540
Oct '24	Executive	10 TO 12	141 m²	S$810k	S$534
Oct '24	Executive	10 TO 12	141 m²	S$850k	S$560

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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