SG Block Index

Block 78 Marine DR

440078 · Marine Parade · Marine Parade · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 78 Marine DR in Marine Parade scores 75.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Marine Parade Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Marine Parade Central Blk 84 (84 Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre), and 543 m straight-line from Tao Nan School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
79
Schools
99
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
100
Green space
98
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
75

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
81
Seniors
77
Renters
71
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32min
TELEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
48.8min
TELEWLCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
53.5min
TELEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
44.9min
966EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 8 min (529 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 21 min riding

7mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (462 m) to Marine Parade
  2. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    Marine ParadeOutram Park · 9 stops · 18 min
  3. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 78

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4553 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Marine Parade Central Blk 84 (84 Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre)5.3 min
  • Marine Terrace Blk 50A (50A Marine Terrace)15.7 min
  • Dunman Food Centre16.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 81 Family Clinic5.1 min
  • Trinity Medical Centre (Marine Parade)5.7 min
  • Mediline Wei Min Clinic5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Marine Parade Rd Pk7.1 min
  • East Coast Park Area C12.1 min
  • Koon Seng Park18.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Goodlife!14.6 min
  • Tembusu Senior Activity Centre35.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Marine Parade CC (Pending U/C)5.8 min
  • Joo Chiat CC15 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC29.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Marine Parade Public Library5.8 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Marine Parade planning area
Age profile
In Marine Parade, 14.5% of residents are under 15 and 19.9% are 65 or older.
45–499%
40–448.1%
50–547.4%
55–597.1%
Household income
46.9% of Marine Parade households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+27.9%
No working person20.8%
$15,000–17,4994.5%
$3,000–3,9994.3%
Dwelling mix
46.8% of Marine Parade households live in HDB flats; 52.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments37.1%
HDB 3 room flats17.3%
Landed properties15.3%
HDB 4 room flats10.7%
Household size
42.3% of Marine Parade households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.6%
1-person19.7%
3-person18.6%
4-person16.6%
In education
Of Marine Parade residents currently in education, 21.3% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary36.8%
Secondary25.2%
University15.8%
Post secondary7.9%
Commute to work
43% of working Marine Parade residents commute by public transport; 44.4% drive or ride.
Car36.6%
Bus26.1%
MRT LRT and bus13.6%
No transport required9.9%

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

Resale context — Marine Parade

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$687▲ 1.0%
3 ROOMS$669▲ 5.9%
4 ROOMS$698▼ 0.9%
5 ROOMS$873▲ 28.9%
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