SG Block Index

Block 686A Woodlands DR 73

731686 · Woodlands East · Woodlands · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 129 units · 15 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 686A Woodlands DR 73 in Woodlands scores 66.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Admiralty Mrt Station MRT, 9.8 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 263 m straight-line from Greenwood Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 686A Woodlands DR 73 in Singapore

Block 686A Woodlands DR 73, Singapore 731686

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
70
Green space
57
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
40
EV charging
10
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
61
Renters
60
Investors
70
EV Owners
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
53.7min
969NSLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
one-north
57.8min
NSLEWLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
38.6min
969NSLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
86.7min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

54 min door to door · S$2.40 · 1 transfer · 8 min (463 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 42 min riding

5m9692mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (347 m) to Opp Blk 793
  2. Bus 969 · Tower Transit Services
    Opp Blk 793Admiralty · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (88 m) to Admiralty
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    AdmiraltyRaffles Place · 16 stops · 41 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 686A

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 7068 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre9.8 min
  • Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre29.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Venkatesh Deepa ( Videks Grocers )4.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?9.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates4.1 min
  • Procross Medical Clinic6.7 min
  • Admiralty Family Medical Clinic10.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Park At Sembawang Alley22.8 min
  • Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)30.9 min
  • Bukit Canberra32.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17.8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)33 min
  • Care Corner SGH @ WL569A33 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Woodlands Galaxy CC7.7 min
  • Canberra CC25.8 min
  • Woodlands CC (Pending U/C)26 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sembawang Public Library23.9 min
  • Woodlands Regional Library30.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Woodlands Dew13.3 min
  • Blk 768 Woodlands Ave 6 Atm Dbs Woodlands Mart15.2 min
  • Blk 469/469A/469B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview16.3 min

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 476591 min walk · 89 m
  • Stop 476512.3 min walk · 75 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
good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 686A Woodlands DR 73 is more liveable than 35% of them and cheaper than 76% — around S$525/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability35th 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 686A offers a strong liveability score (66.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get66.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds76 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 686A Woodlands DR 73

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

5-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$620k – S$645k
median S$645k · S$501526 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$585k
median S$585k · S$578578 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
474532589Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Woodlands East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 686A Woodlands DR 73

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room10 TO 12113S$620kS$510
Apr '265-room04 TO 06115S$620kS$501
Apr '265-room10 TO 12114S$645kS$526
Jan '265-room10 TO 12114S$645kS$526
Aug '254-room13 TO 1594S$585kS$578
Aug '255-room07 TO 09114S$645kS$526
Jun '255-room10 TO 12114S$645kS$526
May '254-room10 TO 1294S$575kS$568
Mar '255-room10 TO 12114S$645kS$526
Dec '245-room01 TO 03115S$600kS$485
Sep '245-room04 TO 06115S$610kS$493
Sep '245-room13 TO 15114S$635kS$517

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 change
2 ROOMS$754▲ 13.5%
3 ROOMS$695▲ 9.4%
4 ROOMS$525▲ 2.7%
5 ROOMS$493▲ 1.1%
EXECUTIVES$561▲ 2.9%
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