Block 686A Woodlands DR 73
731686 · Woodlands East · Woodlands · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 129 units · 15 floors
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 686A Woodlands DR 73 in Woodlands scores 65.7/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 79
- Food
- 63
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 57
- Connectivity
- 34
- Value (lease)
- 68
- Leisure
- 40
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 59
- Renters
- 59
- Investors
- 69
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 53.7min
- one-north
- 57.8min
- Jurong East
- 38.6min
- Changi Airport
- 86.7min
969NSLS$2.40 · 1 transfer
NSLEWLCCLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
969NSLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
NSLEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap54 min door to door · S$2.40 · 1 transfer · 8 min (463 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 42 min riding
5m›969›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (347 m) to Opp Blk 793
- Bus 969 · Tower Transit Services
Opp Blk 793 → Admiralty · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (88 m) to Admiralty
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Admiralty → Raffles Place · 16 stops · 41 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Admiralty Mrt Station7.3 min
- Admiralty Mrt Station7.9 min
- Admiralty Mrt Station9.5 min
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
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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
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).
Resale context — 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