Block 78 Marine Drive
Block 78 Marine Drive has 23 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $970,000 (Jan 2026, 5 room, floors 07–09). Median $7,679/sqm. Prices up 9.7% over the past five years. Built 1977, 50 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$945,000−4.5%vs town(−$45k)+27.7%vs national(+$205k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Marine Parade average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Room | $4,100 typically $3,800–$4,400 | 5% | Marine Parade avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 2 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 78 Marine Drive in Marine Parade, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $970,000 | $8,083 |
| Nov 2025 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $920,000 | $7,667 |
| Jul 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $980,000 | $8,167 |
| Apr 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 122 sqm | $1,110,000 | $9,098 |
| Apr 2025 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $980,000 | $8,167 |
| Mar 2024 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $975,000 | $8,333 |
| Nov 2023 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $850,000 | $7,265 |
| Aug 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $1,020,000 | $8,500 |
| Nov 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $950,000 | $7,917 |
| Aug 2022 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $1,028,000 | $8,567 |
| Jul 2022 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 122 sqm | $812,500 | $6,660 |
| Dec 2021 | 25 TO 27 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $908,000 | $7,567 |
| Nov 2021 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $808,888 | $6,741 |
| Oct 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $850,000 | $7,083 |
| Oct 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $893,000 | $7,442 |
| Jun 2021 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $895,000 | $7,458 |
| Dec 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $750,000 | $6,250 |
| Oct 2020 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $908,000 | $7,761 |
| Oct 2020 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $820,000 | $6,833 |
| Jul 2019 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $905,000 | $7,735 |
About Block 78 Marine Drive
A flat at Block 78 Marine Drive in Marine Parade has reached $1,110,000 (Apr 2025), putting it in the small group of HDB blocks that have crossed the million-dollar mark. Its median runs about 75% above the Marine Parade median, ahead of around 98% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 23 transactions since 2017 across 5 room flats priced from $750,000 to $1,110,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 07 TO 09 at $970,000 in Jan 2026, and the median works out to $7,679/sqm. Floor level matters here: units on the higher 13 TO 15 band have sold around 19% above those on the 04 TO 06 band. Prices have risen around 9.7% over five years. On Bala's Table, the SLA's leasehold valuation model, its relativity ratio works out to 0.8215, equivalent to roughly 0.76% of lease-value decay a year. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 78 Marine Drive worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 78 Marine Drive was $970,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-01. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $7,679, based on 23 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 78 Marine Drive?
Block 78 Marine Drive was built in 1977 and has approximately 50 years and 1 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.76%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.76% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 78 Marine Drive?
Block 78 Marine Drive in Marine Parade contains 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $750,000 to $1,110,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 78 Marine Drive gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 78 Marine Drive have increased by approximately 9.7% over the past five years. The current median price is $908,000, with the most recent sale at $970,000 in 2026-01.